Flash Flood — Johnson, Texas

2015-05-29 · near Retta, Johnson, Texas

$1.5M

Property damage

Event narrative

Emergency management reported that vehicle rescues and flooded homes were occurring in both the Lillian and Cleburne areas. In addition, around 45 roads had been closed by 330 AM according to emergency management. TXDOT estimated the damages to be around 1.5 million dollars.

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 579495. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.