Flash Flood in Kerr County, Texas

Flash Flood April 15, 2010 · Kerr County, Texas

Death

$20K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Flood waters swept a truck off FM 1340 resulting in a fatality. A local resident of Hunt was headed home from a local school board meeting when he tried to cross a low water crossing. By the time rescuers responded he was apparently swept downstream and drowned. His body was discovered several days later about a mile downstream at another low water crossing.

The wider storm

A stagnant, split upper level pattern allowed a series of short wave troughs to move through South Central Texas. These short waves combined with deep low level moisture to cause slow moving thunderstorms. These storms produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding and river flooding. The flooding around Hunt in Kerr County resulted in several swift water rescues and one fatality.

Began near Hunt (30.0609, -99.3980).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 225879. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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