Flash Flood — Potter, Texas

2006-08-21 · near Amarillo, Potter, Texas

Event narrative

A teenage boy was playing outside at West Hills Park located at Amarillo Boulevard and Western Street around 1830 CST and was sucked into a tunnel that was part of the park's drainage system. Emergency rescue was called around 1859 CST and the boy's body was recovered at 2030 CST. Several cars were stranded in high water at Interstate 40 and Bell Street.

Wider weather episode

Slow-moving thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall produced flash flooding across the southcentral Texas panhandle. The flash flooding resulted in stranded campers at Palo Duro Canyon State Park and caused damage to homes and vehicles and one fatality in Amarillo.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5528311. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.