Flash Flood — Parker, Texas

2000-06-04 · near Weatherford, Parker, Texas

Event narrative

A 26 year old male was swept away and drowned while walking in high water ahead of his wife. The man was trying to guide his wife across a low water crossing. His body was found about 600 am that morning.

Wider weather episode

June 3rd & 4th - Event NarrativeNumerous boundaries were across the state and they acted as triggers for showers and thunderstorms. Upper level winds were very light and any storms that formed moved very slowly. Flash flooding was observed across almost all of the area at some point during the month. One particularly strong cell dropped a tornado near Weatherford. There was a lot of flood damage in western Tarrant county, where numerous homes were flooded. This was a fairly widespread rainfall event with many counties experiencing flooding. The counties along the red river received less rainfall than the rest of the region. Some of the heavier amounts included (in inches) 6.43 in Cleburne, 8.50 in Burleson, and 12.33 in Cresson (Johnson county); 6.70 in Weatherford (Parker county); 7.05 in Midlothian and 7.65 in Waxahachie (Ellis county); 8.70 in Hillsboro ( Hill county); 7.51 in Meridian and 6.24 in Morgan (Bosque county); 7.65 in West (Mclennan county); 2.19 in Breckenridge (Stephens county).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5148672. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.