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Flash Flood — Hopkins, TX

Apr 29, 2016

A warm front and a dry line combined to produce another round of severe weather across the region. Three tornadoes occurred on April 29th producing relatively minor damage equivalent to EF-0 damage. The big story during this period was the 6 flash flood fatalities in the Palestine area in Anderson County on the night of the 29th.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 631378). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Hopkins, TX

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

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