Flash Flood — Kendall, Texas
2016-05-29 · near Comfort, Kendall, Texas
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Direct deaths
Event narrative
A young lady drowned on Cypress Creek near the intersection of Highway 27 and Water Street in Comfort. The car was swept off into the creek due to heavy rain. Two occupants made it to safety. One other occupant drowned and was recovered several miles downstream.
Wider weather episode
Thunderstorms developed in a moist, conditionally unstable airmass along an outflow boundary from the previous day's convection in 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 639334. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.