Flash Flood — Aransas, Texas

2019-05-10 · near Rockport, Aransas, Texas

Event narrative

Videos on social media showed street flooding across portions of Rockport.

Wider weather episode

Strong thunderstorms formed along a slow moving frontal boundary along the Coastal Bend. The storms produced locally heavy rainfall ranging from 3 to 5 inches in a couple of hours along the coast. Several cars were stalled out in high water over eastern portions of the city of Corpus Christi.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 825149. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.