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Flash Flood in Bosque County, Texas

Flash Flood April 29, 2016 · Bosque County, Texas

1
Death
$20K
Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Kopperl (32.0887, -97.5023).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 640527. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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