Flood in Brown County, Texas

Flood May 12, 2019 · Brown County, Texas

Death

$5K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Ricker (31.6426, -98.8773).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 834603. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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