Flash Flood — Erath, Texas

2019-04-24 · near Dublin Comm Arpt, Erath, Texas

Event narrative

Erath County Sheriff's Department reported that a vehicle was swept off the road after driving into high water along Highway 1702 approximately 3 miles south of the city of Dublin, TX. A mother and her two children drowned. The name of the creek that was over the road was Kirkendell Creek.

Wider weather episode

Storms which developed along a slow-moving cold front produced pockets of wind damage along with areas of flooding across the region Tuesday night into Wednesday. Three members of a family drowned in a flash flood when they drove their vehicle across a flooded road in Erath County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 818799. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.