Burnet County, Texas severe weather history spans 499 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 50.1% of all recorded events. It ranks #880 nationally and #83 in Texas.
499
Recorded events
8
Direct deaths
48
Direct injuries
$202.8M
Property damage
The record
What the Burnet County, Texas severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Burnet County, Texas severe weather history averages 7.1 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2020s, with 122 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 88 events fall before 1990 and 411 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Burnet County, Texas record is flash flood, responsible for 8 direct deaths. The costliest is flash flood, with $144.3M in reported property damage. In total, 6 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Burnet County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 250 | 0 | $10.7M | 5 | 1960–2025 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 119 | 0 | $11.3M | 73 | 1955–2025 |
| Flash Flood | 90 | 8 | $144.3M | 0 | 1996–2025 |
| Tornado | 34 | 0 | $6.5M | F3 | 1961–2025 |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2011–2014 |
| Flood | 3 | 0 | $30.0M | 0 | 2007–2018 |
Decade by decade
Burnet County, Texas severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
38 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 36 touched down inside it and 2 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-05-13 | EF3 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1973-03-10 | EF3 | 0 | 40 | 7.8 mi | Touched down here |
| 1969-05-06 | EF3 | 0 | 2 | 38.9 mi | Crossed in |
| 2014-06-12 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 mi | Touched down here |
| 1975-05-07 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2025-05-01 | EF1 | 0 | 1 | 3.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2020-04-12 | EF1 | 0 | 2 | 7.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 1995-06-28 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1992-09-21 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 1981-05-16 | EF1 | 0 | 4 | 16.9 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Burnet County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2025 | Flash Flood | BURNET | 2 | 0 | $6.0M |
| Jun 27, 2007 | Flash Flood | MARBLE FALLS | 2 | 0 | $137.0M |
| Jul 5, 2025 | Flash Flood | MARBLE FALLS | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2025 | Flash Flood | SUDDUTH | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2025 | Flash Flood | SMITHWICK | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 22, 2009 | Flash Flood | BURNET CRADDOCK ARPT | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 1973 | Tornado | 0 | 40 | $0 | |
| Jun 12, 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | BURNET CRADDOCK ARPT | 0 | 5 | $5.0M |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Slow-moving thunderstorms brought heavy rain for several hours to Burnet on the morning of July 5. Burnet Municipal Airport reported 8.67 inches of rain. An LCRA gauge in Burnet reported 11.67 inches. The torrential rainfall caused the rapid rise of Hamilton Creek. A 22 year old man commuting through Burnet was swept off the road at Park Road 4 and US 281 into Honey Creek, a tributary of Hamilton Creek. His body was recovered 8 miles downstream.
Slow-moving thunderstorms produced 8-10 inches of rain over the headwaters of Cow Creek. Washouts occurred along CR 328/Cow Creek Rd. both along and over Cow Creek at multiple locations. A 66-year-old firefighter and his emergency vehicle were swept away while responding to flooding along Cow Creek near FM 1174. His vehicle was found 2 miles downstream mangled and entrenched within flood debris and sediment, but his body had not been recovered as of the time of this writing.
A woman was killed while trying to cross a low water crossing. Karen Eichelberger, age 47, was driving home after working in Austin this Wednesday night. She tried to cross the flooded low water crossing on Deer Springs Drive in her neighborhood when her 1994 Jeep was apparently forced off the road and into the creek. Her body was found one half mile downstream from where the Jeep was located.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
52,652
Population (ACS)
$344K
Median home value
24
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2025 | Flood | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING | DR |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | DR |
| Feb 19, 2021 | Severe Ice Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORMS | DR |
| Feb 14, 2021 | Severe Ice Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Burnet County, Texas?
499 events are on record between 1955 and 2025, causing 8 direct deaths and $202.8M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Burnet County?
Hail, with 250 recorded events — 50.1% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Burnet County?
38 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 36 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Burnet County?
24 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Burnet County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Burnet County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Burnet County as relatively low risk, placing it in the 77 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Burnet County, Texas severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Burleson County 238
- Caldwell County 287
- Brown County 679
- Calhoun County 163
- Brooks County 89
- Callahan County 453
Cite this page
“Burnet County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/burnet-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.