Flood — Falls, Texas

2016-03-09 to 2016-03-11 · near Marlin Arpt, Falls, Texas

Event narrative

The body of a rancher was found in flood waters along Big Creek after the creek rose up onto the rancher's property. The rancher disappeared on the evening of the 9th when we went out to move cattle out of the flood waters. His body was recovered on his property under 5 feet of water on the 11th.

Wider weather episode

This was a multi-day severe weather and flood event. It started with a large-scale upper level low pressure system which deepened over the Four-Corners region. Moisture and instability increased in advance of this system. Storms developed along a dry line Monday afternoon, many of which produced severe weather or flash flooding or both. Another area of storms formed ahead of the upper trough over northwest Texas Monday night and pushed east-southeast across the area Tuesday, producing severe weather and flooding. A third round of storms produced flooding across mainly the southern half of the region Tuesday night into Wednesday.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 626789. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.