Flood — Brown, Texas

2019-05-12 · near Ricker, Brown, Texas

Event narrative

Brownwood Fire Chief said the driver a 2006 Nissan Frontier pickup went around a road block on CR 257 at 10 Mile Crossing about 1:30 a.m. CDT Sunday. The fire chief estimated the water was about 30-foot deep at that point. The truck was submerged and swept down Pecan Bayou. A woman drowned at County Road 257 where it crosses Pecan Bayou. Pecan Bayou was at about 30 foot deep and was running above normal.

Wider weather episode

High water resulted in a flash flood fatality in Brown County. Heavy rains earlier in the month had caused abnormal high flow on Pecan Bayou.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 834603. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.