Heavy Rain in Tarrant County, Texas
Heavy Rain May 1, 2011 · Tarrant County, Texas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A truck carrying eight people hit standing water on the eastbound lanes of I-30 and lost control. The vehicle flipped over the guardrail and traveled another 200 feet before stopping. A 20 year old male passenger was killed and 5 others were transported to the hospital.
The wider storm
A prolonged severe weather event began during the early morning hours of May 1st and lasted into the overnight hours of May 2nd. A cold front moved through the northern sections of the Fort Worth County Warning Area, and the initial round of severe thunderstorms occurred north of this boundary during the morning hours of the 1st. These storms produced damaging winds and hail up to the size of baseballs. Additional rounds of severe storms developed north of the boundary during the afternoon and evening hours of the 1st. Little wind damage occurred from these storms but hail up to the size of golfballs were reported. The severe weather primarily affected locations north of a Mills to Ellis to Grayson County line.
Began near Ft Worth (32.7371, -97.3556).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 312524. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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