Flash Flood — Jim Wells, Texas

2015-06-17 · near Alfred, Jim Wells, Texas

Event narrative

Street flooding occurred in Orange Grove. A high water rescue was performed for a woman in a trailer near a rapidly rising creek along Farm to Market Road 534 west of Sandia. Water was over the roadway in two places on Farm to Market Road 624 northwest of Westdale.

Wider weather episode

Very high moisture was left over South Texas on the 17th as the remnants of Tropical Storm Bill moved northward into north-central Texas. Numerous showers and thunderstorms produced flash flooding in the morning across the Victoria Crossroads and in the afternoon over the coastal areas of the Coastal Bend. Several roads were flooded with water 2 to 3 feet deep. Additional storms formed during the early evening hours from the inland Coastal Bend north to the Victoria Crossroads. Excessive rainfall occurred near Alice where just over 9 inches of rainfall occurred in less than 3 hours. Many water rescues occurred in Alice as vehicles were stranded in high water or water reached homes in low lying areas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 591521. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.