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Flood — Nolan, TX

Oct 17, 2018

An upper level low pressure system remained park across Baja California through October 17. This feature interacted with plenty of moisture and resulted in periods of very heavy rain from October 15 through the 17. ||Widespread flooding developed across the area and many lakes and rivers rose above flood stage and resulted in widespread flooding. Millions of dollars of damage was done to roads and county infrastructure. ||Johnson Fork Creek rose high enough that it caused some water to overf

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 804738). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Nolan, TX

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