93
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
105
Direct injuries
$7.4M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Bastrop County, Texas: 93 recorded events between 1997 and 2021. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #197 nationally and #40 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Bastrop County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Bastrop County is the 2010s, when 49 of the county's 93 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 Bastrop County archive, flash flood makes up 24.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #197 for this hazard and #40 within Texas, putting it in the 93.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for flash flood in Bastrop County with 22 recorded events, while Feb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2002 | BASTROP | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 8, 2002 | SOUTHEAST PORTION | 0 | 1 | 0 | $20K |
| Oct 17, 1998 | COUNTYWIDE | 0 | 0 | 100 | $3.0M |
| Nov 16, 2001 | NORTHWEST PORTION | 0 | 0 | 5 | $80K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2021 | ELGIN | 0 | $0 |
| May 4, 2019 | PAIGE GOOBER ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| May 4, 2019 | MC DADE | 0 | $0 |
| May 4, 2019 | CEDAR CREEK | 0 | $0 |
| Dec 8, 2018 | MC DADE | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2017 | SMITHVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2017 | SMITHVILLE MUNI ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2017 | SMITHVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2017 | SMITHVILLE MUNI ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2017 | SMITHVILLE | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Bastrop County
- Hail 142
- Thunderstorm Wind 102
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Two inches of rainfall in a two-hour period caused very localized and brief flooding over the southeast section of Bastrop county. A 46-yr old man drowned as his vehicle was washed off a rural road into Buckner's Creek, about six miles east of Rosanky.
A Bastrop woman was swept away in her car as she attempted to drive through the Cedar Creek crossing at Lower Red Rock Road, just off FM304 southwest of Bastrop. She called police at 0525CST to say that she had driven into deep water and the car was beginning to flood. She was rescued by emergency personnel but died shortly afterward at the Smithville hospital.
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding leading to high water rescues on Tucker Hill Ln. near the Bastrop and Travis County line. Damage assessment from Bastrop County indicated nearly 60 homes destroyed, with 40 also sustaining major damage. Overall more than 100 homes were flooded or affected by the flooding many of them along Dry Creek near the Bastrop/Travis County line. Debris line showed that water was flowing over Highway 71 near this area. Other homes experienced flooding as the Colorado River went into flood due to all the rainfall that fell upstream of Bastrop. County monetary losses are estimated to be 2.1 million dollars to infrastructure, this does not include insured/uninsured losses to homes.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Bastrop County, Texas?
93 flash flood events are recorded in Bastrop County between 1997 and 2021, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Bastrop County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Bastrop County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Bastrop 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 Bastrop County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/bastrop-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.