Flash Flood in Burnet County, Texas

Flash Flood May 19, 2026 · Burnet County, Texas

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rain from slow-moving thunderstorms caused some flooding along the Russell Fork of the San Gabriel River, with about 1 ft of water over the roadway on the 4700 and 7200 blocks of CR 963 and 1.5 ft of water over the low water crossing on the 6500 block of CR 210.

The wider storm

A slow southward-moving cold front tracked into South-Central Texas, producing a line of strong to severe thunderstorms which advanced ahead of the front as it encountered a moist and unstable airmass on the evening of May 19 into the early hours of May 20. The storms produced swaths of severe winds and some large hail. Locally heavy rain that led to some flash flooding mainly north of the Austin area and in the Hill Country.

Began near Buchanan Lake (30.8130, -98.2077).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1335461. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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