Flash Flood — Johnson, Texas

2015-11-27 · near Joshua Arpt, Johnson, Texas

Direct deaths

$10K

Property damage

Event narrative

News media reported that a vehicle with one female driver washed about a quarter of a mile downstream from where it encountered flood waters, which was on FM 913 near the Rock Creek Bridge. Law enforcement found her body downstream of the car after waters receded.

Wider weather episode

An Arctic cold front pushed south through north Texas Thanksgiving night through the following morning. Showers and thunderstorms accompanied the front, then continued through the weekend as a strong overrunning pattern remained in place after the front moved through the area. Flash flooding not only created travel problems, but took the lives of 4 people that holiday weekend.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 607382. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.