Heavy Rain — Tarrant, Texas

2011-05-01 · near Ft Worth, Tarrant, Texas

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 312524. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.