Flash Flood — Gillespie, Texas

2007-05-24 to 2007-05-25 · near Fredericksburg, Gillespie, Texas

Event narrative

Continued periods of showers and thunderstorms through the nighttime hours produced general 3 to 4 inch rain amounts over much of Gillespie County. Amounts as high as 6 inches were reported near Willow City and also southwest of Fredericksburg. Most rural roads were closed through both the late evening and in the morning hours due to high water. A young man was swept away in his vehicle at a low water crossing on Goehmann Lane near Fredericksburg about 2100 CST.

Wider weather episode

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms produced heavy rain and flash flooding across a large portion of South Central Texas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 33364. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.