| Event |
Flash Flood |
| -- Flood Cause |
Heavy Rain |
| State |
TEXAS |
| County/Area |
MARTIN |
| WFO |
MAF |
| Begin Date |
08/09/2010 20:05:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
10 |
| Begin Azimuth |
WNW |
| Begin Location |
TARZAN |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
32.34/-102.14 |
| End Date |
08/09/2010 22:30:00 CST-6 |
| End Range |
6 |
| End Azimuth |
E |
| End Location |
LENORAH |
| End Lat/Lon |
32.31/-101.76 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
0.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
Intense surface heating beneath an upper level ridge resulted in unstable conditions across west Texas. This, combined with an embedded mid level shortwave trough passing overhead and surface convergence along a lee trough, resulted in scattered thunderstorm development. Although the deep layer shear was fairly weak, a few storms managed to produce large amounts of small hail and some quarter inch hail. In addition, the slow movement of the storms resulted in flash flooding in Martin County Texas. |
| Event Narrative |
At 2005 CST, a spotter first reported 6 to 8 inches of flowing water over portions of SH 137, just north of SH 176, in Martin County. Water was also running over FM 846 east of SH 137. About an hour later, TXDOT closed SH 176 in Martin County from near the Martin County line east to the Howard County line. Several motorists were stranded in high water along the highway. |
