Flood — Hunt, Texas

2012-01-25 · near Union Vly, Hunt, Texas

Event narrative

Nearly 20 hours of continuous rain resulted in nuisance and low-lying flooding across Hunt County. The county received between 2 to 5 inches of rainfall. The local newspaper reported several people drove into flooded areas and had to be rescued. There were also several minor accidents, but one male was killed on U.S. Highway 69 near Lone Oak when his vehicle hydroplaned and hit a tree. Portions of Stonewall Street between Stanford and Templeton Streets in Greenville were under water.

Wider weather episode

Rich low level moisture combined with increasing warm air advection and a very slow moving upper level low resulted in a heavy rainfall event that began during the afternoon of the 24th and ended from west to east during the day on the 25th. An average of 2-5 of rain fell across North Texas with isolated higher amounts. The flooding was the most significant in Tarrant County, but an 18-wheeler was swept down a creek in Erath County. A fatality occurred in Hunt County due to hydroplaning. The extended rainfall event contributed to an above normal month for precipitation which immensely improved the drought conditions across the region and helped fill area water supplies.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 359050. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.