Bastrop storm history

The Bastrop County Complex Wildfire started on September 4 behind Tropical Storm Lee and a cold front that brought strong northerly winds. The peak wind at Austin Bergstrom International Airport was 36 mph. The fire was not completely contained at the end of the month and had bur…

A Bastrop woman was swept away in her car as she attempted to drive through the Cedar Creek crossing at Lower Red Rock Road, just off FM304 southwest of Bastrop. She called police at 0525CST to say that she had driven into deep water and the car was beginning to flood. She was re…

Two inches of rainfall in a two-hour period caused very localized and brief flooding over the southeast section of Bastrop county. A 46-yr old man drowned as his vehicle was washed off a rural road into Buckner's Creek, about six miles east of Rosanky.

Light freezing rain and freezing drizzle began on the afternoon of the 30th and continued off and on until February 2. The icing was mainly on trees and elevated surfaces. The cost of damage was estimated at $1.2 million.

A number of places in Fayette, Lavaca, and Bastrop Counties received 20 or more inches of rain. Tropical storm force winds with estimated gusts up to 60 mph caused damage across the region. Trees and branches were knocked down by the winds. Some of these in turn knocked down powe…

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding leading to high water rescues on Tucker Hill Ln. near the Bastrop and Travis County line. Damage assessment from Bastrop County indicated nearly 60 homes destroyed, with 40 also sustaining major damage. Overall more tha…

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding in Bastrop. A 1000 foot long earthen dam holding a small fishing pond in Bastrop State Park ruptured. In addition multiple roads were closed across the county. Damage to infrastructure likely exceeded 2 million dollars.

Most of South-Central Texas outside of the Hill Country received less than 50% of normal precipitation during the month. This led to worsening drought conditions in 13 counties and unchanged conditions in 11. De Witt and Lee Counties had the largest changes from Moderate (D1) Dro…

Nearly all of South-Central Texas received less than normal precipitation during November. Most of the area saw less than 25% of normal. This worsened the drought in some locations and maintained it most other places. However, Fayette and Gonzales Counties received enough rain to…

October rainfall was less than 50% of normal across most of South-Central Texas and drought conditions worsened in four counties. Fayette and Gonzales Counties changed from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought while Dimmit and Lavaca went from Moderate (D1) Drough…

September rainfall was less than 50% of normal across most of South-Central Texas and drought conditions worsened in most counties. De Witt and Fayette Counties saw the worst change from no drought to Severe (D2) Drought category. Bastrop, Gonzales, Hays, and Travis Counties went…

A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Paige.

A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail at the Whataburger in Paige.

Total precipitation for the month was 25%-50% of normal. However, there was enough during the last week of the month to get Bastrop and Fayette Counties out of Severe (D2) Drought category and into Moderate (D1) Drought.

Most of South-Central Texas had another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespi…

A thunderstorm produced penny size hail east of Wyldwood.

A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail in Paige.

A thunderstorm produced pea to quarter size hail in the Sherwood Forest Faire campground northwest of Paige.

Snow started falling during the evening on the 20th. Total accumulation in the city of Bastrop was 0.4 to 0.6 reported by CoCoRaHS observers. There was also a report of 0.4 in McDade.

A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail northeast of Elgin.

A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail on Winchester Rd. west of Bastrop.

The Hudson Wildfire started on the 3rd southeast of Bastrop. Temperatures were unusually high, but dewpoint temperatures were also high and relative humidity was above 30%. However, southerly winds were strong with gusts up to 30 mph. The fire was contained on the afternoon of th…

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that damaged a carport and barn roof on the westside of Bastrop. The carport was ripped from the building.

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that blew down some three inch diameter tree limbs on the west side of Bastrop.

A thunderstorm produced quarter to golf ball size hail on the north side of Elgin.

A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail on the north side of Elgin.

A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail in Wyldwood.

A thunderstorm produced quarter to chicken egg size hail in Bastrop.

A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Bastrop.

A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail behind the HEB in the Riverside Grove neighborhood in Bastrop.

A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Bastrop.

A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail southeast of Elgin.

Cold temperatures and breezy winds combined to produce wind chill temperatures between 10 and 0 degrees during the night of the 16th and morning of the 17th.

Cold temperatures and breezy winds combined to produce wind chill temperatures between 10 and 0 degrees during the night of the 15th and morning of the 16th.

A mix of sleet and freezing rain fell in the city of Bastrop. A CoCoRAHS observer measured 0.02 inches of freezing rain. There were also reports of a trace of sleet in parts of the city.

Cold temperatures and breezy winds combined to produce wind chill temperatures between 10 and 0 degrees during the night of the 14th and morning of the 15th.

Nearly all of the eastern half of South Central Texas had above normal precipitation in January with large swaths of the I-35 corridor and Coastal Plains seeing three and four times normal rainfall. Drought conditions improved. Bexar, Comal, Hays, and Travis Counties all improved…

Nearly all of South Central Texas had below normal precipitation in December and the drought worsened in two counties and was unchanged everywhere else. Bandera and Medina Counties worsened from Severe (D2) drought to Extreme (D3) drought. Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Guadalu…

While most of South Central Texas had another month of less than normal rainfall, there was enough in some places to bring some drought improvement. Burnet and Caldwell Counties improved from Extreme (D3) drought to Severe (D2) drought. In Williamson County the drought worsened f…

Much of South Central Texas received above normal rainfall in October, and there was improvement in the drought. The most improvement was in Bastrop, Fayette, Lee, and Williamson Counties all of which went from Exceptional (D4) category to Severe (D2). Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Cald…

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that caused damage to some trees and a house in Cedar Creek.

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bas…

Excessive heat was observed nearly every day of August across parts of South Central Texas. The heat wave started on the 1st in Blanco, Caldwell, De Witt, Lavaca, Llano, Gonzales, Guadalupe, and Travis Counties when temperatures reached 105 to 107. The heat spread to most of the …

The hot, dry summer continued this month. Nearly all of South Central Texas had less than normal rainfall. Most of the area northeast of a line from Kerrville to Karnes City received less than 25% of normal, and for most of our counties the drought worsened. Frio and Edwards went…

Dry weather continued in July. Most of South Central Texas had less than normal rainfall with the Hill Country and I-35 corridor less than 25% of normal. The lack of rain made the drought worse across the region. Gillespie and Kerr Counties went from Extreme (D3) drought to Excep…