Blanco storm history

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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 (…

A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail near Hye.

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…

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…

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…

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…

Snow started falling during the evening on the 20th. Total accumulation was 0.8 in Hye.

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…

A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail north of Twin Sisters.

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.

A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail north of Johnson City.

A thunderstorm produced ping pong size hail in Johnson City.

A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Johnson City.

A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Johnson City.

A thunderstorm produced softball size hail southeast of Johnson City.

A thunderstorm produced five inch diameter size hail in Johnson City.

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.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing Miller Creek Loop Rd. south of Johnson City.

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…

A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail south of Blanco.

A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail southeast of Blanco.

A thunderstorm produced quarter to half dollar size hail at the intersection of US 290 and Rocky Rd. east of Hye.

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.

A thunderstorm produced quarter to ping pong ball size hail just north of Johnson City.

A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Johnson City.

A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail north of Johnson City.

A thunderstorm produced nickel to penny size hail just west of Johnson City.

Most of South Central Texas received less than normal rainfall in March, but the drought only worsened in Kinney County which went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. Bandera and Kendall Counties remained in Extreme (D3) Drought and Blanco, Gillespie, Kerr, and Med…

Inconsistent precipitation across South Central Texas left the drought unchanged in most counties. Bandera and Kendall Counties remained in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Gillespie, Kerr, Medina, and Williamson Counties remained in Severe (D2) Drought. Area reservoirs continued to…

Most of South Central Texas had above normal precipitation in January, but the western Hill Country and Edwards Plateau had another month of below normal rainfall. Most of the area saw drought conditions improve. Blanco, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Medina, and Williamson Counties impro…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

Strong high pressure settled over South Central Texas, and temperatures soared. The heat wave started on the 10th when temperatures in Blanco, Caldwell, De Witt, Hays, Llano and Travis Counties reached 105 degrees, and the heat index in Maverick County reached 114. The heat sprea…