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Flash Flood — Aransas, TX

May 19, 2021

An upper trough rotating across the Rio Grande resulted in widespread shower and thunderstorm development across South Texas during the evening hours of May 18th and continued into May 19th. Redevelopment along a nearly stationary outflow boundary resulted in training of thunderstorms across portions of the Victoria Crossroads and Kleberg County. By the time the event ended, over 13 inches of rain had fallen at Kingsville with 8-10 inches of rain across Victoria and Port Lavaca. Flooding resulte

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 963289). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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