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Flash Flood — Navarro, TX

Mar 20, 2012

A powerful and slow moving upper level low pressure system brought severe weather and flooding to North Texas on the 19th and into the overnight hours of the 20th. The event initially began as severe thunderstorms with hail up to the size of golf balls developed in the western portions of the CWA. Damaging winds and flooding became the main concern after midnight. Several locations across North Texas received over 6 inches of rain from this event. Significant flash flooding occurred in McLennan

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 370940). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Navarro, TX

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