Flash Flood in Gillespie County, Texas
Flash Flood March 21, 2020 · Gillespie County, Texas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
At 9:26 p.m. CDT Saturday, March 21, the Gillespie County Sheriff's Office and Fredericksburg Fire EMS responded to a report of a vehicle that had been swept away by fast-moving water at the Pedernales River crossing on Alfred Petsch Road. Upon arrival, it was determined that there had been four occupants in a vehicle, ages 36, 15, 14, and 13. Three people made it out of the vehicle safely but the 14-year-old was missing. Shortly after 11 p.m. CDT, the girl was located in the water about a mile from where the vehicle was. Emergency personnel began CPR and transported her to Hill Country Memorial Hospital where she was later pronounced dead.
The wider storm
Isentropic upglide over a cold airmass generated sufficient lift to produce rain showers across South Central Texas. A CoCoRAHS observer reported 1.8 of rain in a basin feeding the Pedernales River. This caused flash flooding along the river in Gillespie County.
Began near Morris Ranch (30.2102, -99.0081).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 873165. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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