An upper level low lingered in the area for several days.  An unstable atmosphere helped kick off several rounds of showers and storms.  Boundaries helped focus rainfall totals over the same areas....leading to flash flooding.

Flash Flood in LAMAR, TEXAS
From 18-JUN-07 16:00:00 to 18-JUN-07 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: PARIS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Several streets in town were flooded by at least a foot of water.

Flash Flood in COLLIN, TEXAS
From 18-JUN-07 02:00:00 to 18-JUN-07 04:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: ANNA
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

One road was closed in Anna due to floodwaters, and the Anna Police Department was flooded.  Highway 75 service roads just south of Melissa were flooded.

Flash Flood in DENTON, TEXAS
From 18-JUN-07 03:00:00 to 18-JUN-07 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: PILOT PT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

One house was flooded on Walcott Street.

Flood in HOOD, TEXAS
From 17-JUN-07 02:50:00 to 17-JUN-07 04:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: GRANBURY
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Two roads closed due to high water.  Water was up to the guardrails on Bolton Road.

Flash Flood in COLLIN, TEXAS
From 18-JUN-07 08:00:00 to 18-JUN-07 09:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: MELISSA
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Two feet of water reported in front yards.

Flash Flood in HOOD, TEXAS
From 17-JUN-07 05:14:00 to 17-JUN-07 07:14:00 (CST-6)
Location: LIPAN
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

FM 1189 N at Falls Road was washed out.

Flash Flood in LAMPASAS, TEXAS
From 17-JUN-07 17:00:00 to 17-JUN-07 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: KEMPNER
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Two sections of FM 2657 were briefly flooded and closed.

Flash Flood in PALO PINTO, TEXAS
From 17-JUN-07 10:00:00 to 17-JUN-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: MINERAL WELLS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Some businesses sustained flood damage on Highway 281 South, in the Circle neighborhood on 2nd Avenue, and along Highway 180.  Two high water rescues were required on 2nd Avenue and FM 4.

Flash Flood in JACK, TEXAS
From 17-JUN-07 07:52:00 to 17-JUN-07 09:52:00 (CST-6)
Location: PERRIN
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Water was reported over Highways 281 and 199.

Flash Flood in MCLENNAN, TEXAS
From 17-JUN-07 07:45:00 to 17-JUN-07 12:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: CRAWFORD
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The following roads were closed due to high water: Highway 185 one mile east of Crawford, FM 317 just north of Crawford, the 200 block of Compton School Road northeast of Crawford, and the intersection of Highway 185 and Anderson Lane east of town.

Flood in COMANCHE, TEXAS
From 17-JUN-07 11:04:00 to 17-JUN-07 13:04:00 (CST-6)
Location: MERCERS GAP
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

FM 590 was flooded near the Brown/Comanche county line.

Flash Flood in ELLIS, TEXAS
From 17-JUN-07 12:23:00 to 17-JUN-07 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: FERRIS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

North and southbound service roads along Interstate 35 between Palmer and Ferris were closed due to high water.

Flash Flood in ELLIS, TEXAS
From 17-JUN-07 12:23:00 to 17-JUN-07 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: WAXAHACHIE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Gibson Road was barricaded with about a foot of water on it.

Hail in TARRANT, TEXAS
From 18-JUN-07 00:44:00 to 18-JUN-07 00:44:00 (CST-6)
Location: HASLET
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Nickel hail reported in north Fort Worth near Alliance Airport.

Thunderstorm Wind in DENTON, TEXAS
From 18-JUN-07 01:46:00 to 18-JUN-07 01:46:00 (CST-6)
Location: DENTON
Magnitude: 69.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Flash Flood in TARRANT, TEXAS
From 17-JUN-07 23:11:00 to 18-JUN-07 01:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: HALTOM CITY
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 30.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

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 their electrical wires, and at least one trailer burned completely.  Two people were hospitalized after their home caught on fire.  The force of the water ripped up asphalt and pushed cars into each other.  Seven baseball fields in Haltom City were destroyed.  They were valued at $200,000.  Water was also reported over Interstate 820 near North Richland Hills.

Thunderstorm Wind in GRAYSON, TEXAS
From 18-JUN-07 04:00:00 to 18-JUN-07 04:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: POTTSBORO
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were blown down in Pottsboro and Collinsville.

Flash Flood in BOSQUE, TEXAS
From 17-JUN-07 04:45:00 to 17-JUN-07 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: CLIFTON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Highway 6 was shut down due to flooding between Clifton and Valley Mills.  Also, the intersections of CR 3455 and CR 3125, FM 219 at Womack Street, FM 2490 and FM 1637L were flooded.  Two high water rescues were required.

Flash Flood in HILL, TEXAS
From 17-JUN-07 07:06:00 to 17-JUN-07 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: ABBOTT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 40.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Interstate 35 at exit 366 near Abbott was under water, and a bridge on CR 2415 south west of Peoria was washed away.  Street flooding was also reported in Hillsboro.

Flood in COMANCHE, TEXAS
From 17-JUN-07 11:04:00 to 17-JUN-07 13:04:00 (CST-6)
Location: MERCERS GAP
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

FM 590 was flooded near the Brown/Comanche County line.

Flash Flood in HUNT, TEXAS
From 18-JUN-07 10:30:00 to 18-JUN-07 11:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: CELESTE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

High water was reported at the intersection of CR 1151 and CR 1154 near Celeste.

Flash Flood in DENTON, TEXAS
From 18-JUN-07 00:57:00 to 18-JUN-07 04:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: PONDER
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several homes and apartments were flooded in Trophy Club, and two elderly couples had to be rescued from their apartments.  Water was flowing swiftly across roads in Ponder, and Hickory Creek was out of its banks in the central part of the county.  A vehicle was swept away on Mingo Road at Cooper Creek.

Flash Flood in GRAYSON, TEXAS
From 18-JUN-07 04:22:00 to 18-JUN-07 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: COLLINSVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 20.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Significant flooding occurred with cars and mobile homes moved by the force of the water.  Numerous roads were closed across the county, including Highways 377 and 75, and more than 450 people were rescued from high water.  One woman died in floodwaters as she drove on Texoma Parkway under the U.S. Highway 75 overpass.  Another fatality occurred when a truck flooded at the intersection of FM 1417 and Highway 11.  A bridge on Highway 11 south of Sherman suffered extensive damage.

Flood in VAN ZANDT, TEXAS
From 16-JUN-07 10:05:00 to 16-JUN-07 12:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: CANTON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 40.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A flooded creek washed out a bridge on CR 2721.  A truck was driven into the water and had to be retrieved.

Flash Flood in COOKE, TEXAS
From 18-JUN-07 04:29:00 to 18-JUN-07 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: VALLEY VIEW
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 28.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Significant flooding occurred in the central portions of the county with numerous high water rescues required.  People were forced to cut holes in their roofs in order to escape floodwaters in Gainesville, and several mobile homes were damaged.  A mobile home along Pecan Creek was thrown into the floodwaters and came to stop only when it hit a bridge.  Four family members were dumped into the creek and three of them drowned.  Interstate 35 service roads and the northbound lane were flooded near Valley View.  Interstate 35 had to be closed between Highway 82 and the Oklahoma border just north of Gainesville.  Water was 2-3 feet deep over streets in Lindsay.  A total of 300 homes and 75 businesses suffered water damage across the county, and 37,000 acres of crops were destroyed.  The mayor estimated damages around $28 million, and the governor issued a disaster declaration for the county.

Flash Flood in RAINS, TEXAS
From 18-JUN-07 11:38:00 to 18-JUN-07 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: POINT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

FM 514 and several other roads were flooded.  CR 4470 and CR 4480 had two to three feet of water over them.

Flash Flood in COMANCHE, TEXAS
From 17-JUN-07 18:00:00 to 17-JUN-07 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: HASSE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Highway 377/67 had water several feet deep across it and had to be closed.  Also, the Arctic Glacier Ice Plant sustained damage from floodwaters on CR 2861.  Ice boxes, trucks, and pickups were flooded.

Tornado in LAMPASAS, TEXAS
From 17-JUN-07 17:15:00 to 17-JUN-07 17:19:00 (CST-6)
Location: KEMPNER
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Several modular homes were damaged as a brief tornado touched down off of FM 2657, on Sleepy Hollow Lane and Carroll Drive, just inside the Lampasas County line.  Homes sustained roof and deck damage and a few were blown slightly off their foundations.  Trees and fences were also torn down.  One minor injury was reported when a woman was hit by flying debris.  Eighteen residents were displaced.  The tornado continued into Coryell County.

Tornado in CORYELL, TEXAS
From 17-JUN-07 17:19:00 to 17-JUN-07 17:21:00 (CST-6)
Location: COPPERAS COVE
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

A brief tornado which touched down in Lampasas County continued into Coryell County, damaging portions of Sleepy Hollow Lane and Carroll Drive. Several homes sustained minor damage.  One home was blown slightly off its foundation, while others had damage to roofs and decks.  Trees and fences were also torn down.

Flood in DENTON, TEXAS
From 17-JUN-07 11:00:00 to 17-JUN-07 12:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: LITTLE ELM
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Areas around Lewisville Lake were flooded, including Witt Road in Little Elm and Rose Lane south of King's Road in Hackberry.

Flash Flood in HUNT, TEXAS
From 18-JUN-07 10:07:00 to 18-JUN-07 11:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: (GVT)MAJORS ARPT GRE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Water was flooding cars at Majors Field.