Flash Flood — Travis, Texas

2016-05-27 · near Elroy, Travis, Texas

Event narrative

A car was swept away near the intersection of the Toll Road 130 and FM812 due to high water. The drivers body was recovered several days later in a nearby retention pond.

Wider weather episode

An upper level trough moved out of the southern Rockies and provided sufficient lift to form thunderstorms along a dryline in west Texas. These storms moved into South Central Texas and were further enhanced by an outflow boundary that moved out of north Texas. Some of these storms produced large hail, damaging wind gusts, and heavy rain that led to flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 639329. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.