Flood — Uvalde, Texas

2002-07-02 to 2002-07-06 · Uvalde, Texas

Event narrative

The Sabinal River crested at Sabinal at 38.28 feet on July 5 at 1345CST, where flood stage is 12.0 feet. The body of a man was recovered late on the afternoon of July 2. He had been trying to remove objects from the flood waters of the Sabinal River with his tractor when he was swept off the tractor and drowned.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5311772. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.