Blanco County, Texas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1958 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
19
Tornado reports
125
Hail reports
84
Floods since 1996
392
All events
5
Deaths
$61.1M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Blanco County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 18 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Tornado F3 Tornado
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. At approximately 8:07 PM local time, Blanco County Fire/EMS responded to a call about a vehicle that had been swept away due to flood waters on the Blanco River just east of the City of Blanco. One passenger was found …
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing FM 1623 along the Blanco River. A 42 year old man died in his vehicle along the Blanco River near downtown Blanco. Flooding along the Blanco River in the town of Blanco was substantial. Water came up to the bott…
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of the Little Blanco River. An 81 year old man was swept away near FM 473 at FM 32 and died. His body was found on May 28th near the Blanco/Hays County line. He escaped his car but was not able to survive the flood wate…
Rainfall between Johnson City and Twin Sisters averaged from 1 to 2 inches in showers and thunderstorms, with up to 5 inches falling near Johnson City. Many of the rural roads, including FM2766, FM165, and FM32, were closed due to flash flooding. As a father and his two daughters…
Rainfall redeveloped in the early morning hours over Blanco County, with amounts approaching 4 inches by 0500 CST and approaching 6 inches near 0700 CST. Heavy rainfall continued into the mid morning on the 15th, then began to diminish. By that time, general 5 to 6 inch rainfall …
A thunderstorm produced 6.12 inch diameter hail in Johnson City. This measurement was estimated using a photo of the hailstone with a measuring tape and then adjusting using machine size estimate work from the IBHS (Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety). As of this wr…
Freezing rain began around noon on January 30 and continued off and on through February 2. By 7 AM on the 2nd a half of an inch of ice had accumulated in Twin Sisters. Numerous tree limbs were broken by the weight of the ice. The cost of damages was estimated at $1.4 million. The…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Some low water crossings in Johnson City had as much as three feet of water flowing over them.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. There were closed roads across Johnson City due to flooding.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. In Round Mountain 962 E and W were closed along North Cypress Creek.
Drought Drought
The I-35 Corridor, Coastal Plains, and southern Rio Grande Plains received greater than normal rainfall in June leading to improvement in drought conditions. Fayette County improved from Extreme (D3) Drought to Moderate (D1) drought. Medina County went from Severe (D2) Drought to…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing low water crossings closed on W. Pecan Dr. and E. Ash Dr. in Johnson City.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. In Johnson City, low water crossings on W. Pecan Dr. and E. Ash Dr. at Town Creek were closed due to water over the roadway.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced chicken egg size hail on Round Mountain-Sandy Rd. southwest of Round Mountain. There was a video of the hail on social media.
Drought Drought
Rainfall was above normal across the area in May. The Hill Country, Coastal Plains, and Winter Garden areas received up to three times normal rain. This resulted in improvement or maintenance of the drought. Dimmit, Medina, and Travis Counties all improved from Extreme (D3) Droug…
Drought Drought
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop,…
Drought Drought
While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties r…
Drought Drought
Nearly all of South-Central Texas received less than 50% of normal precipitation during the month, and most counties stayed in the same drought category. The one change was Dimmit County which went from Extreme (D3) Drought to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, C…
Ice Storm Ice Storm
Freezing rain and sleet began in the morning on the 24th. CoCoRaHS observers in Johnson City reported total accumulation of sleet and ice of 0.3 and 0.5.
Drought Drought
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…
Tornado EFU Tornado
A tornado touched down in Kendall County approximately four miles southwest of Kendalia traveled 9.8 miles to the east crossed into Blanco County approximately a quarter of a mile west-northwest of the intersection of Hwy 281 and FM 306 continued east a quarter of a mile to the C…
Drought Drought
Nearly all of South-Central Texas received above normal rainfall in July. A large part of the area had four to six times normal. The drought improved in nearly every county. Kerr County improved from Exceptional (D4) drought category to no drought. Gillespie County improved from …
Drought Drought
A large portion of the eastern half of South-Central Texas received above normal rainfall in June. This led to drought improvement in a number of counties and no change in all of the others. Atascosa, Bexar, and Kendall improved from Exceptional (D4) drought category to Extreme (…
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail near Hye.
Drought Drought
Most of South-Central Texas received above normal precipitation during the month. Some places had two to three times their normal. As a result, drought conditions improved in most of our counties and remained the same everywhere else. Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kinney, Maverick, Re…
Drought Drought
Most of South-Central Texas had near to below normal precipitation in April, and the drought mostly was unchanged or worsened. Only Burnet, Lavaca, and Williamson Counties improved from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Severe (D2) Drought. Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Val Verde, and…
Drought 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…
Drought Drought
Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala cou…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snow started falling during the evening on the 20th. Total accumulation was 0.8 in Hye.
Drought Drought
Most of South-Central Texas had below normal precipitation again in January and the drought remained unchanged or worsened. Blanco and Gillespie Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Kerr and Uvalde Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought c…
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail north of Twin Sisters.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced an estimated two to five inches of rain in three hours. This rain caused flash flooding closing Little Blanco Rd. near Twin Sisters.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail north of Johnson City.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced ping pong size hail in Johnson City.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Johnson City.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Johnson City.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced softball size hail southeast of Johnson City.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced five inch diameter size hail in Johnson City.
Drought Drought
The northern part of South-Central Texas had above normal rain during the month and the drought improved. Blanco County went from Extreme (D3) drought category to Moderate (D1) drought and Gillespie County went from Severe (D2) drought to D1.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing Miller Creek Loop Rd. south of Johnson City.
Drought Drought
Most of the northern and western parts of South Central Texas had less than normal rainfall in April. A large swath of the area along the Rio Grande River received 25% or less than normal. This led to the drought worsening for many counties. Blanco County went from Severe (D2) Dr…
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail south of Blanco.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail southeast of Blanco.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter to half dollar size hail at the intersection of US 290 and Rocky Rd. east of Hye.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced hen egg size hail in Johnson City. One of our media partners shared a picture of the hail compared to an egg.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter to ping pong ball size hail just north of Johnson City.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Johnson City.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 23 | 0 |
| 2023 | 19 | 0 |
| 2022 | 23 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11 | 1 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 17 | 2 |
| 2014 | 14 | 0 |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 12 | 0 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | 16 | 0 |
| 2006 | 11 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 17 | 2 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 1 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 8 | 3 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1969 | 4 | 2 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 4 | 0 |
| 1958 | 1 | 0 |
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