Flood — Orange, Texas

2012-03-21 to 2012-03-28 · near Bridge City, Orange, Texas

Event narrative

The line of slow moving storms finally departed Southeast Texas in the early morning hours. As water receded a car was found in a ditch in Orange near the Lake Cypress-Mauriceville High School the next day. The driver had driven into the ditch after the rain had stopped during the night and drown. The flood waters from the heavy rain event took a week to recede.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving cold front moved to the Texas and Louisiana border through the afternoon and evening of the 20th. Flash floods, floods, and severe weather occurred along and ahead of the creeping boundary.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 373414. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.