Burnet County, Texas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
34
Tornado reports
256
Hail reports
105
Floods since 1996
655
All events
10
Deaths
$203.9M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Burnet County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 31 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.
The storm approached the city from the west-southwest. There were unconfirmed reports of funnels in the Horseshoe Bay area, four miles southwest of Marble Falls, before the storm arrived. Spotty damage was reported to roofs in the Horseshoe Bay area. The tornado first struck the …
Tornado F3 Tornado
Slow-moving thunderstorms produced 8-10 inches of rain over the headwaters of Cow Creek. Washouts occurred along CR 328/Cow Creek Rd. both along and over Cow Creek at multiple locations. A 66-year-old firefighter and his emergency vehicle were swept away while responding to flood…
Slow-moving thunderstorms brought heavy rain for several hours to Burnet on the morning of July 5. Burnet Municipal Airport reported 8.67 inches of rain. An LCRA gauge in Burnet reported 11.67 inches. The torrential rainfall caused the rapid rise of Hamilton Creek. Additional inu…
Slow-moving thunderstorms brought heavy rain for several hours to Burnet on the morning of July 5. Burnet Municipal Airport reported 8.67 inches of rain. An LCRA gauge in Burnet reported 11.67 inches. The torrential rainfall caused the rapid rise of Hamilton Creek. A 22 year old …
Heavy rain from slow-moving thunderstorms fell into the Hamilton Creek watershed contributing to a rapid rise of the creek that moved downstream near Marble Falls into the Colorado River. While only 1 to 2 inches of rain fell over Marble Falls, a swath of over 10 inches of rain o…
A cold front moved through South Central Texas on February 26th and brought freezing temperatures. On February 27th low level flow from the south to southeast started to produce isentropic upglide and light precipitation. In places where the temperatures remained below freezing t…
The August 2011 heat wave continued on the 9th. A man died due to hyperthermia outside his home in Marble Falls. The high temperature at Horseshoe Bay reached 104 degrees with the heat index at 106. This was the tenth consecutive day that the temperature reached 100 degrees.
A woman was killed while trying to cross a low water crossing. Karen Eichelberger, age 47, was driving home after working in Austin this Wednesday night. She tried to cross the flooded low water crossing on Deer Springs Drive in her neighborhood when her 1994 Jeep was apparently …
Two lines of thunderstorms, one moving south from the Dallas area and one moving southeast from the Abilene area, intersected and stalled near Marble Falls, producing a sustained heavy rainfall over Burnet County from just before midnight into the early and mid morning hours. Gen…
A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail in Marble Falls.
Heavy rain mainly west of Burnet County and lakes LBJ and Marble Falls, caused rapid rises on the Colorado River. Several hundred thousand CFS of flood water entered Lake LBJ near Kingsland (where the Llano River enters the lake), with flood waters flowing down the Colorado River…
A peak wind of 58 kts was measured by the Burnet Airport ASOS. A NWS storm damage survey found several planes broken loose from their ties at the airport and either flipped over or skidded along the tarmac several hundred yards. Across the street from the airport one camper trail…
Widespread damage occurred in the town of Bertram as a large thunderstorm moved east through the town. Numerous large mature trees were uprooted in town as well as several buildings sustained roof damage. The damage survey estimates winds of 70 to 80 mph hit the town.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Several low water crossings were closed in southern Burnet county around Marble Falls.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. FM 243 was closed due to water on roadway east of Mahomet.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. The low water crossing at Mill Creek near Briggs was closed with a few feet of flowing water across the road.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. The Emergency Manager reported all low water crossings on CR 200 were overtopped and impassable.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. The Emergency Manager reported a water rescue on CR200.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. A vehicle was stranded in mud and water near the confluence of Hamilton Creek and the Colorado River.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Flooding was reported throughout the city of Granite Shoals.
Flood Flood
Floodwaters from heavy rain inundated low water crossings along CR202 and CR203 with around 6 inches of water.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Floodwaters from heavy rain produced by slow-moving thunderstorms rendered portions of CR 208 impassable in northeastern Burnet County.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
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.
Hail Hail
Up to quarter-sized hail was reported in Burnet.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in Inks Lake State Park.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail northeast of Kingsland.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail on the west side of Burnet.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The wind chill temperature in Burnet dropped to 4 degrees.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The wind chill temperature in Burnet dropped to -1 degrees.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A mix of sleet and freezing rain began during the morning of the 24th. The morning of the 25th a CoCoRaHS observer reported 0.8 of sleet in Burnet. The Burnet Municipal Airport Kate Craddock Field ASOS reported 0.09 of ice.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Williams Road Wildfire started in the late afternoon of the 15th southwest of Burnet. The fire was started by a vehicle in dried grass. At the time of the fire start, relative humidity was near 24%, and winds were from the northeast near 10 mph. Above normal temperatures kept…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 61 mph at Inks Lake State Park. The wind split a multi-trunked tree.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain leading to flash flooding closing FM 963 northeast of Burnet.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain leading to flash flooding. The emergency manager passed a report from fire officials of a foot of water over the bridge on FM 963 over Rocky Creek.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Flood waters inundated homes on RM 2340 near Allen Branch Creek.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Slow-moving thunderstorms brought heavy rain to Burnet County for several hours. While only 1 to 2 inches of rain fell over Marble Falls, a swath of over 10 inches of rain occurred upstream in the watershed. An RV Park along Hamilton Creek in Marble Falls has at least four feet o…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Slow-moving thunderstorms brought heavy rain for several hours. Burnet Municipal Airport reported 8.67 inches of rain, and an LCRA gauge in Burnet reported 11.67 inches. The heavy rain flooded FM 243 and FM 1174 and made them impassable in Bertram.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Slow-moving thunderstorms brought heavy rain for several hours to Burnet on the morning of July 5. Burnet Municipal Airport reported 8.67 inches of rain. An LCRA gauge in Burnet reported 11.67 inches. Floodwaters from Spring Creek impacted several mobile homes near Hwy 29 and Dee…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced 2-4 inches of rain in about two hours. Flooding occurred along the intersection of US 281 and FM 1431 and damaged trails at Westside Park in Marble Falls. Several water rescues took place within the city. Several low water crossings were closed in Marble Fa…
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. Burnet, Gonzales, Karnes, Llano, and Williamson all improved from Severe (D2) drought category to Moderate (D1) drought.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail northeast of Tow.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter to half dollar size hail in Bertram.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced chicken egg size hail south of Bertram.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Granite Shoals.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 63 mph by the Balcones Flying X RAWS.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 50 kts by the ASOS at the Burnet Municipal Airport Kate Craddock Field.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail between Burnet and Marble Falls on Hwy 281.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Burnet.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | 44 | 2 |
| 2024 | 26 | 0 |
| 2023 | 57 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | 0 |
| 2021 | 22 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 1 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 32 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 |
| 2014 | 21 | 2 |
| 2013 | 25 | 0 |
| 2012 | 17 | 0 |
| 2011 | 35 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 18 | 0 |
| 2008 | 9 | 2 |
| 2007 | 15 | 0 |
| 2006 | 16 | 3 |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 |
| 2004 | 11 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 1 |
| 1999 | 10 | 1 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 1 |
| 1995 | 9 | 1 |
| 1994 | 2 | 1 |
| 1993 | 3 | 1 |
| 1992 | 8 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 2 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1976 | 8 | 3 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1972 | 5 | 0 |
| 1971 | 5 | 0 |
| 1970 | 4 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | 6 | 1 |
| 1967 | 6 | 4 |
| 1966 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 4 | 2 |
| 1961 | 3 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 |
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