Flash Flood — Cooke, Texas

2015-05-07 to 2015-05-08 · near Reed, Cooke, Texas

Direct deaths

$120K

Property damage

Event narrative

A 36 year old man died when his vehicle was swept away by flood waters three-quarters of a mile south of Spring Creek Road, north of Valley View, TX. A little while later, Interstate 35 north of Valley View had to be closed due to high water. Several vehicles had stalled in the high water on the interstate.

Wider weather episode

A cold front moved south out of the Texas panhandle on May 6th, and was draped across north Texas on the 7th and 8th. The front stalled across the northwestern sections of north Texas and combined to produce severe thunderstorms including large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Flash flooding across Cooke County caused significant impacts, including a late night train derailment.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 573832. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.