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Flood — Shackelford, TX

May 31, 2021

A slow moving cold front interacted with a very warm and moist airmass across the region and produced very heavy rainfall mainly along and north of I20. About 2 to 4 inches fell mainly along and north of a line from Sterling City to Brownwood and flooded several roads across the region.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 957291). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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