Flash Flood — Kendall, Texas

2007-08-16 to 2007-08-17 · near Boerne, Kendall, Texas

Event narrative

The extremely heavy rainfall associated with the remains of Tropical Storm Erin moved into Kendall County in the afternoon, producing between 3 and 5 inches over most of the county. Highest rain totals were 8 inches between Boerne and Sisterdale. Most roads in the county were closed and several families had to be evacuated along Cypress Creek due to flooding. City Lake was reported to be only six feet below the spillway. It had only been topped twice in the past 10 years. Near 1900 CST on the evening of April 16, a man and his son were in a truck traveling along FM473 when they attempted to drive across a bridge near FM1376 that was already flooded by Sisterdale Creek. The truck stalled and both men crawled out of the cab through the rear window and stood in the truck bed. Rescuers who arrived within minutes were unable to pass them life jackets or to secure a rope to the truck before a surge of water lifted the vehicle and swept it over the bridge. The father and son were washed into the creek and drowned.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Storm Erin moved inland near Port Aransas on the morning of August 16 and continued toward the northwest, in the general direction of San Antonio. By noon, the remnants of Erin were located near Pleasanton in Atascosa County with winds near 30 mph, and moving toward the northwest near 14 mph. What was left of Erin was estimated to be in the Rocksprings area by midnight that night and just south of Ozona on the morning of August 17. The track of highest rain totals associated with Erin over South Central Texas began in Karnes County and streamed northwestward across Wilson, Bexar, Kendall, Bandera, Medina, Gillespie and Kerr Counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 51446. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.