Flash Flood in Lee County, Texas
Flash Flood March 20, 2012 · Lee County, Texas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of FM 1624 at West Yegua Creek near Fedor where a vehicle was swept off the road by flood waters. The driver of the vehicle was found dead.
The wider storm
A deep upper level trough of low pressure and strong cold front moved into an area of deep boundary layer moisture. The system initially produced supercell thunderstorms which produced several tornadoes and large hail. There storms then transitioned into a quasi-linear convective system that produced heavy rainfall and flooding.
Began near Fedor (30.3038, -97.0523).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
6 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 368870. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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