Flash Flood — Travis, Texas

2019-05-08 · near Austin, Travis, Texas

Event narrative

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. A 58 year old male was swept away in Shoal Creek near 9th St. in downtown Austin. The deceased body was later recovered in Lady Bird Lake. An LCRA stream gauge on Shoal Creek at 12th St. reported less than 1000 CFS at the time of the incident. It is believed that the deceased was a transient.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed along a dryline in West Texas and moved into South Central Texas. Some of these storms produced large hail, damaging wind gusts, and heavy rain that led to flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 824193. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.