Flash Flood — Bosque, Texas

2016-04-29 · near Kopperl, Bosque, Texas

Event narrative

According to late published newspaper reports, a man was found dead inside his truck which was submerged in a creek that feeds into the upper end of Lake Whitney / Brazos River in Bosque County. Reports suggest the truck was driving on Bosque County Road 1190, when the vehicle was swept off the roadway.

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 640527. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.