Flash Flood, Kimble
- When
- October 8, 3:30 AM CST to 9:30 AM CST
- Where
- Kimble County, 5.27 mi N of Telegraph to 5.35 mi NW of (Jct)kimble Co Arpt
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Deaths
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $9.0 million
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 30.405, -99.883
Some rural residents were trapped in their homes by a major flash flood on the S. Llano River and Cedar Creek, in some cases requiring them to be rescued. Others awoke to find water in their homes and were able to evacuate themselves.
The Above and Beyond RV Resort, located adjacent to the South Llano River, was completely flooded, washing RVs and motor vehicles down stream, trapping people who sought refuge in trees in the park, and carrying some down the river. First responders who arrived at the scene before daylight, heard people, who they were unable to see in trees and on top of RVs, calling for help. They threw life preservers to the victims in the water.
Miraculously, a woman who was staying at the RV park was carried about 23 river miles downstream before being rescued near Yates Crossing. She was slightly injured. At least two others were injured.
Old Cedar Creek flows into the South Llano River just a few hundred yards above the park. In the early hours of Monday morning, the normally small creek came expanded to 300 yards in size and poured volumes of water into the S. Llano. This water seemed to have arrived just prior to the wall of water from the South Llano. Rescue workers said they could hear the sound of a roar with a wall of water coming down the river.
Authorities have reported that 40-45 people were evacuated and 19 people were rescued by helicopter or swift water rescue boats. There were three men and one woman who drowned. Some of these victims did all they could to help others evacuate the RV Park.
Cost of road damage was estimated at 9 million dollars. Damage to property was unknown.