Flash Flood — Tarrant, Texas

2015-11-27 · near Ft Worth Oak Grve Ar, Tarrant, Texas

Direct deaths

$10K

Property damage

Event narrative

An elderly woman was swept away in her car by floodwaters early Friday morning along Deer Creek in far southern Tarrant County. Her body was found inside the car about a mile downstream from the bridge where she was overcome by floodwaters. One deputy attempted to rescue the woman but was herself swept away by the swift waters. The deputy was rescued after clinging to a tree for a couple of hours.

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 607521. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.