Flash Flood — Anderson, Texas

2016-04-29 to 2016-04-30 · near Palestine, Anderson, Texas

Direct deaths

$800K

Property damage

Event narrative

Significant and deadly flash flooding happened on Timber Drive in Palestine after 7.5 of water fell in one hour. A family of 5 died in this location while drying to escape the flood waters. Six of 10 homes on the cul-de-sac were completely destroyed by flood waters. Some residents had to be rescued from the roofs of their homes and the water was reported to be 12 feet deep inside some homes.

Wider weather episode

A warm front and a dry line combined to produce another round of severe weather across the region. Three tornadoes occurred on April 29th producing relatively minor damage equivalent to EF-0 damage. The big story during this period was the 6 flash flood fatalities in the Palestine area in Anderson County on the night of the 29th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 631382. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.