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Flash Flood — Kleberg, TX

May 15, 2015

Abundant moisture over the region along with a potent upper level disturbance created another severe weather and heavy rain event across South Texas on May 15th. Around daybreak, storms moved into La Salle and McMullen counties where tornadoes produced damage near Woodward. The storms continued to the east and drifted southward with widespread 2 to 3 inches of rain across La Salle, McMullen, Live Oak and Bee counties. Flooding occurred near the cities of Cotulla, Encinal, George West, and Beevil

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 581113). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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