Flood in Dallas County, Texas

Flood July 5, 2016 · Dallas County, Texas

Death

$15K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A Southern Methodist University police officer drowned after his vehicle was washed off the road by high water near the Fitzhugh Avenue crossing over Turtle Creek in Dallas, TX.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms erupted just northwest of the forecast area along a frontal boundary during the afternoon and evenings of both July 3 and July 4. The storms moved southeast across the area during the evening and overnight hours both days, with most of the severe weather occurring the evening of July 4.

Began near Highland Park (32.8231, -96.8018).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 650535. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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