Flash Flood — Maverick, Texas

2015-10-08 · near Eagle Pass, Maverick, Texas

Event narrative

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Flooding was first reported in Eagle Pass at 9:32 PM and the emergency manager began evacuating people from low lying areas in the city. By 11:30 PM several evacuations and swift water rescues had been reported and many creeks were out of their banks including Eagle Pass, Seco, and Elm. At one point, the city of Eagle pass was reporting 90 water rescues with multiple streets flooded. 60 people were left homeless according to reports. Two flash flood fatalities were reported, both male, a 43 year old and a 79 year old.

Wider weather episode

An upper level low pressure center moved across northern Mexico and acted on a moist boundary layer to produce thunderstorms. Some of these storms produced heavy rain with Eagle Pass getting 10.00 inches and Uvalde 9.39 inches.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 605190. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.