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Flood in Tarrant County, Texas

Flood August 18, 2012 · Tarrant County, Texas

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Areal flooding continued for several hours after scattered to numerous thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall produced flash flooding in Tarrant County. Most of the areal flooding occurred over the northern half of the county. Between 1-4.5 of rain had fallen over the area; resulting in the flooding of several creeks, underpasses, and streets. At about 10:15 pm CDT, a 33-year old man drowned in a swift moving creek near Trammel Davis Road and South Norwood Drive in Fort Worth. The man stepped into the creek to cool off and was swept off his feet.

The wider storm

Numerous showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall over the Dallas/Fort Worth area; resulting in flash flooding in Dallas, Tarrant, and southern Denton County. Rainfall rates up to 2 in 30 minutes were measured during the event. Areal flooding continued for several hours after the rain had ended. Two males drowned in swollen creeks; one in the city of Dallas, and the other in the city of Fort Worth. In addition, there was one roof collapse in the city of Dallas due to the heavy rainfall.

Began near Westland (32.7262, -97.5078).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 407952. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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