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Flood — Grayson, TX

Nov 28, 2015

An Arctic cold front pushed south through north Texas Thanksgiving night through the following morning. Showers and thunderstorms accompanied the front, then continued through the weekend as a strong overrunning pattern remained in place after the front moved through the area. Flash flooding not only created travel problems, but took the lives of 4 people that holiday weekend.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 609280). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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