Comal storm history

A man drowned after his Nissan Sentra was swept off the road into Rebecca Creek near Spring Branch. The man went missing after he left for work around 7 am. He went missing around the 1700 block of Knoll Schwope.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding in Comal County. People were evacuated along River Road in New Braunfels, and near Spring Branch, Elm Creek was running 40 to 50 feet wide where it is normally about four feet. The 24 hour rainfall in the River Rd. area…

A 6 month old girl was found dead in a car in New Braunfels. News reports stated that she had been accidentally left in the car for nine hours before being discovered. The high temperature at the New Braunfels Airport was 84 degrees and the heat index was about the same.

A storm survey along the Guadalupe River from River Road down into the city of New Braunfels showed devastation along the banks of the river. The river rose some 20+ feet in less than 2 hours sweeping campers, cars, trailers, tubes, and other debris down the river toward New Brau…

Ice was reported on some roads and bridges. Fatality accident occurred on Highway 281 on the Cibolo Creek bridge. Most of the ice occurred in the western half of the county well west of Interstate 35. Additional ice buildup was reported out by Canyon Lake and Spring Branch.

From 1 to 2 inches of rain fell across western Comal County, with up to 5 inches from Spring Branch to Fischer. Widespread flash flooding developed and two cars were washed off FM306. Just before 9 pm CST, a woman and her husband were attempting to cross a low area along FM306 wh…

Eight people were riding tubes down the Guadalupe River when large hail began falling. They exited the river and were trying to avoid the hail by hiding under a tree when lightning struck. The most seriously injured of the group was leaning against the tree trunk. He suffered a h…

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…

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that peeled some metal sheeting off a house on Canyon Lake.

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 50 kts by the mesonet station at Canyon Lake.

An NWS survey team observed a home with a portion of its roof removed and thrown 100 yards to the east-northeast. Approximately 150 yards to the east-northeast of the house, the roof of a detached garage was blown off. Large tree limbs and power poles were also broken close to th…

An NWS survey team observed a home on Sundown Trail with a portion of its roof removed. This house was located on the western top of a high ridge, and the portion of the roof removed was exposed to the west. When overlaying radar data, the most likely cause of this damage was the…

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…

Slow-moving thunderstorms moved across Comal County between 8 AM and 11 AM producing 2-6 inches of rain with the highest totals occurring along the Guadalupe River below Canyon Lake. Evacuations on River Road along the Guadalupe River began by 10 AM. At least two unoccupied RVs a…

Slow-moving thunderstorms produced 2-4 inches of rain in the Bulverde area. Inundation occurred at low-water crossings and other streets, including along Mustang Vista and in Oak Village North. Water rescues were reported.

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 …

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain leading to flash flooding. The Comal County Sheriff reported several low water crossings flooded.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain leading to flash flooding. A normally dry creek overflowed in Garden Ridge.

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 (…

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. The exit from northbound Hwy 281 to Hwy 46 was closed for around 50 minutes due to water over the road. There were multiple rescues of people stuck in vehicles in the water.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. There was a water rescue on Blanco Rd. near Cibolo Creek.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. The exit from northbound Hwy 281 to Hwy 46 was closed for around 20 minutes with water over the road. There were water rescues of multiple people stuck in vehicles.

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that uprooted a large tree at the corner of Beaver Ln. and Deer Run Way in New Braunfels.

A thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of ping pong balls in Bulverde.

A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail northwest of Garden Ridge.

A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in New Braunfels.

A thunderstorm produced dime to quarter size hail near Natural Bridge Caverns.

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph at Engel Rd. and I-35 southwest of New Braunfels.

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…

A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Schertz.

A thunderstorm produced penny size hail west-southwest of Hunter.

A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in the western corner of the county northeast of Fair Oaks Ranch.

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…

Light freezing rain led to a glaze of ice on vehicles, tree limbs, and fences in New Braunfels.

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 and sleet started falling during the evening on the 20th. Snow became the main precipitation type, and total accumulation ranged from 0.1 to 0.5 around the county. CoCoRaHS observers reported 0.5 in Fischer, 0.4 in Bulverde, 0.2 in Canyon Lake, and 0.1 to 0.2 in New Braunfel…

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…

Most of South-Central Texas had another month of below normal precipitation, and the drought was unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and Travis Counties remained in Extreme (D3) Drought category. Atascosa, Caldwell, Frio, Guadalupe, Kerr, Real, Uvalde, Willia…

Most of South-Central Texas received less than normal rainfall during the month, and the drought worsened or was unchanged. Fayette, Karnes, and Zavala Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) drought category to Severe (D2) drought. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and …