Comal County, Texas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1957 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
17
Tornado reports
182
Hail reports
147
Floods since 1996
571
All events
9
Deaths
$280.6M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Comal County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 17 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
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…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Obst Rd. at Leroy Scheel Rd. was closed near Cibolo Creek in Bulverde.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Bulverde Rd. was closed near Indian Creek in Bulverde.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Old Bastrop Rd. was closed by flooding at York Creek south of Hunter.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that knocked down power lines on Watson Ln W between I-35 and FM 1102 northeast of New Braunfels. A broadcast media partner relayed the report with a photo of the damage.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced dime to penny size hail at the Creekside Crossing shopping center in New Braunfels.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced dime to penny size hail at Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced pea to nickel size hail in New Braunfels.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing at least eight roads in western Comal County.
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. Comal County saw the greatest improvement going from Extreme (D3) Drought to Moderate (D1) Droug…
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…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Freezing rain began during the afternoon on the 24th. A spotter reported 0.05 of ice accumulation in Bulverde and the Emergency Manager reported icy spots on I-35 in New Braunfels.
Drought Drought
The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to E…
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…
Drought Drought
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…
Tornado EF1 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…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that peeled some metal sheeting off a house on Canyon Lake.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 50 kts by the mesonet station at Canyon Lake.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
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…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
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…
Drought Drought
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…
Drought Drought
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…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
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…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
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.
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 …
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain leading to flash flooding. The Comal County Sheriff reported several low water crossings flooded.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain leading to flash flooding. A normally dry creek overflowed in Garden Ridge.
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 (…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
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.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. There was a water rescue on Blanco Rd. near Cibolo Creek.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
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.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
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.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of ping pong balls in Bulverde.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail northwest of Garden Ridge.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in New Braunfels.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 34 | 1 |
| 2024 | 24 | 0 |
| 2023 | 38 | 2 |
| 2022 | 26 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 1 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 24 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 1 |
| 2016 | 18 | 0 |
| 2015 | 17 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | 24 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 |
| 2011 | 13 | 0 |
| 2010 | 10 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 19 | 0 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 |
| 2004 | 26 | 1 |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 1 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 2 |
| 1992 | 4 | 1 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 1 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 |
| 1975 | 3 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 4 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 |
| 1963 | 2 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 |
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