Flash Flood, Coryell
- When
- February 12, 3:30 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Coryell County, 10 mi W of Gatesville
- Coordinates
- 31.391, -97.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Texas, February 12, 1997
The low-water crossing on County Road 137 was flooded by heavy rains. A car driven into the flood waters was washed away, necessitating the rescue of its driver.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.
The low-water crossing on County Road 137 was flooded by heavy rains. A car driven into the flood waters was washed away, necessitating the rescue of its driver.
The radar
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:27 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 12 to 13, 1997
- Flooding in Texas, February 12 to 28, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Texas, February 12, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 12 to 13, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, February 12, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Texas, February 12 to 13, 1997
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5591368.