41
Recorded events
3
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.7M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Austin County, Texas: 41 recorded events between 1996 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #797 nationally and #122 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Austin County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Austin County is the 1990s, when 16 of the county's 41 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Austin County archive, flash flood makes up 18.1% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #797 for this hazard and #122 within Texas, putting it in the 73.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Nov is the peak month for flash flood in Austin County with 11 recorded events, while Mar is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2007 | INDUSTRY | 0 | 2 | 0 | $8K |
| Apr 18, 2016 | BUCKHORN | 0 | 1 | 0 | $2.3M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2024 | INDUSTRY | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | INDUSTRY | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | INDUSTRY | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | WALLIS | 0 | $0 |
| May 25, 2021 | BELLVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| May 25, 2021 | NELSONVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| May 24, 2021 | NELSONVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| May 24, 2021 | WELCOME | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 28, 2017 | INDUSTRY | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2017 | WALLIS | 0 | $100K |
Other hazards here
More from Austin County
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- Hail 65
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A vehicle drove into a low water crossing and was swept 100 yards downstream. Of the three persons in the vehicle, one escaped to shore while the other two perished due to drowning. Their bodies were discovered between 3/4 of a mile and 2 miles downstream from the mostly-submerged vehicle.
The following roads either inundated with water and/or closed due to being flooded; FM 2429 south of Bellville, FM 529 and FM 331 east of Bellville. A report at 0309 CST stated that that there were numerous road closures due to flooding across a large part of the county, especially over the central and north part of the county. A female resident drowned when driving into high water on Plumb Creek Road. Damage amounts estimated.
Numerous roads closed due to flooding including but not limited to FM109, FM 331, FM 2429, FM 1093 and SH 36. Moderate, yet record, flooding along the Brazos at San|Felipe caused several homes to flood along FM 1458. Inundation ranged from 4 to 7 feet of water. Minimal impacts were observed at Mill creek near Bellville. No impacts were observed from the minor flooding at the Brazos river near Hempstead.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Austin County, Texas?
41 flash flood events are recorded in Austin County between 1996 and 2024, causing 3 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Austin County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Austin County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Austin County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flash Flood in Austin County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/austin-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.