A weak surface boundary draped across the southern half of Northeast Texas combined with pacific moisture and an vigorous upper level disturbance in association with the remnants of Hurricane Miriam which came from the East Pacific.  These variables helped to produce excessive heavy rainfall over a 24 hour period across the southern half of Northeast Texas beginning during the morning hours of September 29th and continuing through the morning of September 30th.  Widespread 3 to 5 inches of rain were noted along and south of the Interstate 20 corridor of Northeast Texas with a swath of 6 to 8 inches of rain noted across Nacogdoches, San Augustine and Shelby Counties in Northeast Texas.  Isolated higher rainfall totals included the Etoile community in southern Nacogdoches County where 13.80 inches of rain was measured.  In the community of Alazan west of Nacogdoches, 11.37 inches of rainfall was measured.  Other observed rainfall amounts included Carrizo Creek with 11.20 inches, Looneyville with 7.60 inches, Milam with 6.30 inches, San Augustine with 7.20 inches and Timpson with 7.70 inches.  The excessive heavy rainfall in Nacogdoches County resulted in an indirect Flash Flood fatality with a car hydroplaned into a flooded ditch and one of the occupants was swept away by flood waters during the morning of September 30th.

Heavy Rain in NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS
From 29-SEP-12 08:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 03:03:00 (CST-6)
Location: APPLEBY
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Local Mesonet station measured 8.24 inches of rainfall between 9 am on 29th of September and 403 am on the 30th of September with rain still falling at observation time.

Heavy Rain in NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS
From 29-SEP-12 07:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: ETOILE
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Rain was measured beginning at 8 am on the 29th and ended at 6 pm on the 30th in the Etoile community in southern Nacogdoches County.

Heavy Rain in NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS
From 29-SEP-12 06:00:00 to 30-SEP-12 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: NACOGDOCHES
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Rain was measured beginning at 8 am on the 29th of September through 7 am on the 30th of September in the Alazan community west of Nacogdoches, Texas.  Rain was still falling at the time of observation.

Flash Flood in NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS
From 29-SEP-12 22:30:00 to 30-SEP-12 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: BONITA JCT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 70.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Vehicles were stalled out in high water on Hwy. 21 and Hwy. 7 west of Nacogdoches, Texas.

Flash Flood in NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS
From 30-SEP-12 01:08:00 to 30-SEP-12 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: BONITA JCT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A bridge was washed out west of Nacogdoches, Texas.

Flash Flood in NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS
From 30-SEP-12 01:30:00 to 30-SEP-12 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: NACOGDOCHES
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Spotter reported that Press Road was impassable with nearly 2 feet of water covering the roadway.