Flash Flood — Dallas, Texas

2021-06-06 · near Garland, Dallas, Texas

Event narrative

A woman drowned after her car was surrounded by water while trying to cross Spring Creek on Holford Drive in Garland. Her car was swept downstream.

Wider weather episode

A series of mesoscale convective complexes developed over western portions of the Southern Plains and dived southeast through North and Central Texas, producing isolated instances of flooding and wind damage. On June 6th, a female died in her vehicle while crossing a flooded creek in Garland.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 970236. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.