Flash Flood — Bexar, Texas

2015-05-18 · near Southton, Bexar, Texas

Event narrative

On Monday May 18th around 8:50 AM, a woman died in her Honda SUV after her vehicle was swept off a flooded road and lodged underneath a small bridge on the other side of the highway. This happened on the southwest side of San Antonio along the I-35 frontage road near Cassin Road. The vehicle drove around a barricade onto the flooded access road which was at least 2-3 feet underwater. Her body was recovered around 5 pm after flood waters receded. Many roads and low water crossings remained flooded across San Antonio due to heavy rains that occurred early Sunday morning, the previous day.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed early in the morning producing flash flooding across the eastern areas of the county warning area. These storms exited the area by mid morning. More storms developed in the evening as well across the Edwards Plateau and Hill Country.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 583166. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.