Flash Flood — Bell, Texas

2007-05-24 · near Killeen, Bell, Texas

Direct deaths

$110K

Property damage

Event narrative

Several roads were flooded in Killeen and Harker Heights. The Killeen Police Department urged residents to stay off flooded roadways. Mobile home parks were flooded, and one permanent residence near Nolan Creek had four feet of water inside. A mobile home was washed into Nolan Creek and caught fire when the gas line hit a bridge. At least two cars were swept away into the creek. A man who was near a culvert when the rain began also drowned.

Wider weather episode

A cold front stalled across north Texas...providing focus for afternoon thunderstorms. There were several reports of hail and flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 32626. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.