Flash Flood in Bell County, Texas

Flash Flood May 24, 2007 · Bell County, Texas

Deaths

$110K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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

Began near Killeen (31.1300, -97.7300).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Bell County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 32626. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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