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Flash Flood — Llano, TX

Nov 5, 2000

Heavy rain developed along a cold front moving eastward across South Central Texas during the late afternoon and evening. General rainfall of 2 to 3 inches, with isolated totals to near 5 inches, were reported from Burnet to Llano to Leakey to Garner Park and back through Bandera and Fredericksbug to Burnet. Soils across the area were still wet from rainfall on the 2nd and 3rd and flash flooding developed quickly for generally 2 to 3 hours, then ended. A man aged 35 drowned in Gillespie Count

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5161338). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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