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Flash Flood — Callahan, TX

Jul 3, 2002

A slow moving tropical wave started to produce heavy rains over portions of west central Texas in the early morning hours of July 3rd. The first short lived round of flooding was confined to mainly the Heartland and Northwest Hill Country. The damage from this first round of flooding was due to road washouts.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5306780). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Callahan, TX

This event is one of many recorded floods in Callahan County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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