Flash Flood — Bexar, Texas

2004-11-22 · near Countywide, Bexar, Texas

Event narrative

An area of showers and thunderstorms redeveloped late on the evening of November 21 and continued into the early morning hours of the 22nd. It produced widespread 1 inch totals over Atascosa, Bexar, Frio and Medina Counties, resulting in the flash flooding of numerous rural roads. Highest rain totals in Bexar County were near 4 inches from Elmendorf to St Hedwig. More than 60 city streets and over 40 county roads were closed due to flooding. Non-essential San Antonio city government employees were sent home early and college campuses were closed. A woman in north central San Antonio attempted to drive her minivan through a low water crossing over Lorence Creek in the 14700 block of Henderson Pass near 830 am, when the vehicle stalled in deep, rising water. She left the vehicle, attempting to get to higher ground, but was swept off her feet and drowned. More than 21 others were rescued in by county firefighters in high water across the county. City rescue teams made 136 high water rescues. State-dispatched Blackhawk helicopters rescued four people in southeast Bexar County. 125 people were evacuated from a county mobile home park due to rising water.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5428305. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.