Flash Flood — Dallas, Texas

2015-05-29 · near New Hope, Dallas, Texas

Event narrative

The Mesquite Fire Department responded to a call about vehicles being swept from the road by flood water on La Prada Drive, west of Interstate 635 in Mesquite. The vehicles had a total of five people in the cars, one of which drowned.

Wider weather episode

The end of May brought widespread flooding to north and central Texas. By the end of the month, the region had essentially erased a four year drought in less than four weeks. Several area lakes were in surcharge capacity and releasing water downstream. The city of Dallas was impacted most of all, with one major highway closed for nearly a week due to flooding. Occasional bouts with severe weather also occurred during the final 5 days of May.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 576688. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.