Event narrative (NOAA)
Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Hermine produced flash flooding resulting in one death as a woman was killed when her vehicle was swept off RM2222 into Bull Creek in West Austin sometime between Midnight and 1 AM CDT. She attempted to drive through a flooded low water crossing after passing a barricade, police cruiser, and contractor truck and where a rescue was ongoing. In addition there were multiple high water rescues in Austin, Cedar Park, and Jollyville. Flooding also closed North Lamar Boulevard between 9th and 12th Streets in Austin. Rainfall up to 10.11 inches was reported in Travis County.
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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.