Flash Flood — Bowie, Texas

1998-05-28 · near Texarkana, Bowie, Texas

Event narrative

Excessive rain over a short period of time caused numerous flooding problems across the city. Cars were stranded and stalled with several underpasses flooded. A 21 year old woman was critically injured when her car was swept off a road into a drainage ditch. A 20 year old man riding with her managed to pull himself free of the vehicle by grabbing onto a branch hanging over the ditch. An estimated 500 residents were evacuated from their homes including 50 residents of a Texarkana, TX nursing home.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5640492. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.