Flash Flood in Tarrant County, Texas

Flash Flood November 27, 2015 · Tarrant County, Texas

Death

$10K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Ft Worth Oak Grve Ar (32.5854, -97.2978).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 607521. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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