Flash Flood — Comal, Texas

2001-11-15 · near Countywide, Comal, Texas

Wider weather episode

Rainfall over Comal County had developed near sunrise on the morning of the 15th, with accumulations approaching 3 inches by 1000 CST. Heavy rainfall continued, off and on, through the remainder of the morning and most of the afternoon. Flash flooding began around 0930 CST and continued until almost midnight. Low water crossings were flooded across most of the county, and schools had trouble releasing students in the afternoon since many of the county roads were blocked and impassible. Widespread damage was reported to county roads.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5271169. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.