Flash Flood — Bell, Texas

2010-09-07 to 2010-09-08 · near (grk)gray Aaf Ft Hoo, Bell, Texas

Event narrative

Significant flooding occurred in Bell County from the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine. In Killeen, Highway 190 was closed due to flood waters. Residents were evacuated from an apartment complex on Watercrest Dr due to rising waters, and numerous cars with occupants were submerged in Killeen. There was one fatality in the city of Killeen when a 19 year old female's vehicle was submerged in flood waters on Reese Creek Road. Homes near the towns of Elms and Robinette had to be evacuated by boat. In Nolanville, a car was swept away, and a mobile home park was evacuated resulting in the rescue of 35 to 40 people. Salado Creek in Salado flooded the access roads of Interstate 35 and destroyed several businesses and residential structures along the creek. A bridge on Armstrong Road which crossed Salado Creek was washed away. Numerous roads were also flooded in the city of Temple. There were 17 businesses and 26 residences affected by the flood waters in the city of Belton.

Wider weather episode

The remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine moved through the western portions of north Texas dropping several inches of water in some locations and producing 8 tornadoes. Significant flash flooding occurred during the late evening hours of September 7th through September 8th. Up to 12 inches of rain fell across the area with the highest totals along the Interstate 35 corridor. Numerous high water rescues and evacuations were conducted across the region. On September 8th, an EF2 tornado moved through the western city limits of Dallas, injuring one person. Just prior to the Dallas tornado, an EF1 tornado moved through Seagoville in the southeastern portions of Dallas County. Two fatalities occurred during the event due to the flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 260348. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.