Travis storm history

Slow-moving thunderstorms produced 8-10 inches of rain over the headwaters of Cow Creek. The FM 1431 bridge across Cow Creek was destroyed with the main bridge structure collapsing and fragmenting into at least four segments. A minivan with six occupants was swept into the creek …

Flash flooding occurred across the city of Austin with 6 water rescues reported, some of which included vehicles. On the 2200 Block of Hancock Drive near the Yarborough Branch of the Austin Public Library, an unhoused individual was swept away when Hancock Creek flooded. The body…

Freezing rain began around 11 AM on the 30th and continued off and on through February 2. By 10:23 PM on the 30th the Pflugerville Police had closed the flyover ramps between Hwy 130 and Hwy 45 due to ice on the roadway. The Austin area was hit hard with thousands of power outage…

Extreme cold temperatures and breezy winds combined to produce wind chill values of -5 to -10 degrees F. At least 3 of the fatalities are known to have occurred in a structure fire.

A thunderstorm produced estimated wind gusts of 50 mph that knocked a 23 year old woman kayaker into Lake Pflugerville where she drowned. She was reported missing Sunday evening and her body was recovered Wednesday June 12.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. A 58 year old male was swept away in Shoal Creek near 9th St. in downtown Austin. The deceased body was later recovered in Lady Bird Lake. An LCRA stream gauge on Shoal Creek at 12th St. reported less than 1000 CFS at …

The Travis County Sheriff's Office reported that a woman was struck and killed by lightning in northwestern Austin. She was found dead on a hiking trail off of River Place Blvd.

The body of a man was discovered in Bull Creek just downstream from a low water crossing. A flooded pickup was found nearby. Time of the incident is estimated since there are no witnesses to the event. The cause of death was ruled drowning by the medical examiner.

A car was swept away near the intersection of the Toll Road 130 and FM812 due to high water. The drivers body was recovered several days later in a nearby retention pond.

A female was swept out of her house and drowned when Dry Creek flooded due to heavy rainfall. The husband was also swept out of the house but survived. A man was stranded in his car near Toll 130 and FM 812. He was swept away and his body was recovered the next day near McAngus R…

A man drown when his vehicle was flooded and he was swept downstream on Dry Creek just west of Highway 183 in southern Travis County.

A four month old boy died after being left in a car on a hot day in Austin. The temperature at the time was 97 degrees and the heat index was 104.

The Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department reported the death of a homeless man in his early 50s. Underlying heath issues and the summer heat were the cause of his death and is being listed as an indirect death. He was found under a bridge at the 1100 block of …

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding in Austin. There were multiple water rescues around the city including one along Shoal Creek at House Park. Little Walnut Creek was out of its banks at Dottie Jordan Park where the swimming pool overflowed and water kno…

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding requiring a swift water rescue at Fritz Hughes Park. A Travis County Sheriffs Deputy was reported missing around 1 AM after she called in by radio that her patrol car was being swept away by fast moving water. The 35 ye…

A transient was swept away in a drainage ditch under Interstate 35 along Little Walnut Creek. Widespread flash flooding was not observed, but locally heavy rainfall occured in the area and lead to stronger flow in the creek. The transient was rescued out of the water but was unco…

Heavy rains in excess of 14 inches upstream of Austin in the Onion Creek Watershed near Wimberley caused a flash flood that hit portions of South Austin in the early morning hours. Water started to rise and flood portions of the Onion Creek area near Interstate 35 by 4-5am on the…

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding in the Rollingwood and Sunset Valley sections of Austin. Rainfall totals were as much as 11.33 inches in Travis County near Barton Creek and Loop 360 in west Austin. There were several high water rescues in both Rolling…

The August 2011 heat wave continued on the 9th. A man died along County Line Road in Elgin due to hyperthermia. The high temperature at Austin Bergstrom International Airport reached 103 degrees and the heat index topped out at 109. This was the 11th consecutive day the temperatu…

A one year old girl was found unresponsive in a parked vehicle in northwest Austin and was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.

An upper level storm approached the area the evening of February 3rd and produced light freezing drizzle which quickly formed a thin layer of ice on all exposed surfaces, making travel very dangerous. The greatest ice accumulation was one quarter of an inch in DeWitt County. The …

Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Hermine produced flash flooding resulting in one death as a woman was killed when her vehicle was swept off RM2222 into Bull Creek in West Austin sometime between Midnight and 1 AM CDT. She attempted to drive through a flooded low water crossing aft…

A man was found unresponsive in his vehicle in South Austin in the late afternoon. He had been working outside for several days during the heat wave. Appears to be some underlying causes of death, with heat being a contributing factor.

Evening thunderstorms dropped 3 to 4 inches of rain over western Travis County, causing flash flooding that closed FM2244 and FM1826. Late that evening a 62-year old marathon runner was reported missing after having left his home on a run. His body was found in Barton Creek near …

Barton Creek crested at Loop 360 in Austin at 17.9 feet on July 2 at 1810CST, where flood stage is 11.0 feet. An off-duty Austin firefighter drowned in flooded Barton Creek as he was kayaking near Loop 360.

As rainfall continued into the mid morning period, totals that were only 1 to 2 inches around sunrise began to approach 3 inches by mid morning. Flash flooding developed near 1000 CST, causing power outages for several hours to almost 40,000 homes. Most low water crossings floode…

Victim of heat stroke.

Victim was found dead due to hyperthermia and dehydration.

Dense fog formed after midnight on the east side of Austin and contributed to a 20-40 vehicle accident. Six people were taken to hospitals as a result. Visibility improved shortly after 3 am.

Power out to 75,000. May take 48 hours to restore. Numerous structural fires due to lightning. Hundreds of power and phone lines down. Many without power for over 48 hours. The combined effect of high winds and heavy rain caused the collapse of a wall in one building and destroye…