243
Recorded events
24
Direct deaths
121
Direct injuries
$133.0M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Travis County, Texas: 243 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #22 nationally and #4 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Travis County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Travis County is the 2010s, when 115 of the county's 243 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 Travis County archive, flash flood makes up 20.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #22 for this hazard and #4 within Texas, putting it in the 99.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for flash flood in Travis County with 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2013 | OAK HILL | 0 | 4 | 0 | $100.0M |
| Nov 15, 2001 | COUNTYWIDE | 0 | 2 | 50 | $500K |
| Oct 30, 2015 | MONTOPOLIS | 0 | 2 | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 17, 1998 | COUNTYWIDE | 0 | 1 | 50 | $1.5M |
| Jun 9, 1997 | COUNTYWIDE | 0 | 1 | 10 | $100K |
| Jul 5, 2025 | TRAVIS PEAK | 0 | 1 | 0 | $5.0M |
| May 29, 2025 | AUSTIN MABRY | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| May 8, 2019 | AUSTIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2025 | NAMELESS | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2025 | TRAVIS PEAK | 0 | $5.0M |
| May 29, 2025 | AUSTIN MABRY | 0 | $0 |
| May 29, 2025 | FISKVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| May 29, 2025 | FISKVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| May 27, 2025 | AUSTIN MABRY | 0 | $0 |
| May 6, 2025 | MC NEIL | 0 | $0 |
| May 2, 2024 | SPRINKLE | 0 | $0 |
| May 2, 2024 | MC NEIL | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 26, 2023 | SPRINKLE | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Travis County
- Hail 519
- Thunderstorm Wind 303
- Tornado 71
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
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 Road.
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 knocked down fences. The Loyola Ln. bridge over Walnut Creek was closed with water covering it. A 23 year old man died when his vehicle was swept away on Jesse Bohls Dr. near Pflugerville. 20 homes sustained major damage across Travis County for this event, while 14 business saw minor flood impacts.
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 at the crossing at around 4 AM. One of the occupants, a 17-year-old girl, was able to open the car doors and get the others to safety but died in the flooding. Her sister was also swept into the creek but survived. The Emergency Manager estimated public property and infrastructure damage at $5 million across the county. There was no estimate of private property damage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Travis County, Texas?
243 flash flood events are recorded in Travis County between 1996 and 2025, causing 24 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Travis County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Travis County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Travis 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 Travis County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/travis-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.