Event narrative (NOAA)
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding requiring a swift water rescue at Fritz Hughes Park. A Travis County Sheriffs Deputy was reported missing around 1 AM after she called in by radio that her patrol car was being swept away by fast moving water. The 35 year old Deputy had been on patrol checking a low water crossing near the 3400 block of Fritz Hughes Park Road near Lake Austin. Her car was recovered on Thursday and her body was finally found Friday afternoon. Lower Colorado River Authority Rain gauge network reported rains in the area that totaled nearly 4 inches in 30 minutes.
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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.