Flash Flood — Schleicher, Texas

2018-09-21 · near El Dorado Muni Arpt, Schleicher, Texas

Event narrative

A vehicle was stranded in high water off of County Road 316 with one individual forced onto a rooftop. A water rescue was underway with a helicopter enroute.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving upper and surface trough, an abundance of Gulf of Mexico moisture, and remnants of moisture from a dying Pacific tropical cyclone resulted in devastating flash flooding in part of West Central Texas. The town of Sonora along the Dry Devil's Draw was hardest hit by a wall of water and subsequent flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 786158. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.