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Flash FloodTarrant, Texas

June 17, 2007 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$30.0M
Area
Tarrant

Event narrative (NOAA)

Torrential rain fell across the central and northern portions of the county, causing very significant flooding in some locations. Four-and-a-quarter inches of rain fell between midnight and 1:45 AM in Keller, where more than twenty homes suffered flood damage. A food bank in Keller also sustained significant damage. A foot-and-a-half of water was reported at the intersection of Highway 377 and Bear Creek Parkway. In Watauga, people were stranded on roofs as water rose very quickly. Several homes were damaged by floodwaters in Haltom City. Hundreds of high water rescues were required. Nine mobile homes were destroyed and ninety were damaged by floodwaters in Haltom City, and one girl drowned after her rescue boat capsized. Several fires were reported as the trailers were pushed from

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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