Burnet County, Texas
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 48053 · population 48,986 · 995 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 655 records for Burnet County, Texas from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 411 days; the most frequent are hail reports (256 records). The deadliest day on its record was July 5, 2025: flash flood records filed for Burnet County that day count 5 deaths across 4 records. FEMA has issued 24 declarations naming the county since 1973, 22 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding” on July 6, 2025.
The record, 1950 to 2026
Storm records filed for the county each year (2026 to June 30, 2026). Before 1996 NOAA recorded only tornadoes (from 1950), thunderstorm wind and hail (from 1955).
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $100,000
- $100,000 or more
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more, or a death
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1955: wind and hail recorded from 1955
- 1996: all 48 event types from 1996
- Storm records
- 655on 411 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 1048 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $284Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 34strongest F3
- FEMA declarations
- 24latest 2025
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026 (file revision 20260918); damage converted to 2025 dollars with the BLS CPI-U. Search the record at NCEI. BLS consumer price index.
What hazards hit Burnet County most?
The most frequent records are hail reports: 256 since 1960. 69% of its hail reports since 1960 fell in April and May. The rank column places the county among Texas's counties by days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land over each hazard's complete period.
| Hazard | Records | Days | First, last | Killed | Injured | Damage | Rank in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 256 | 123 | 1960-2026 | 0 | 0 | $11M | 124 of 254 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 119 | 96 | 1955-2025 | 0 | 5 | $16M | 129 of 254 |
| Floods | 105 | 75 | 1996-2026 | 8 | 0 | $239M | 52 of 254 |
| Drought | 82 | 82 | 1996-2025 | 0 | 0 | – | 117 of 254 |
| Tornadoes | 34 | 26 | 1961-2025 | 0 | 43 | $17M | 160 of 254 |
| Winter storms | 30 | 30 | 1996-2026 | 1 | 0 | $974K | 127 of 254 |
| Extreme cold | 8 | 7 | 2021-2026 | 0 | 0 | – | 117 of 254 |
| Heat | 7 | 7 | 2011-2024 | 1 | 0 | – | 132 of 254 |
| High wind and dust storms | 6 | 6 | 2009-2025 | 0 | 0 | $13K | 102 of 254 |
| Wildfires | 5 | 5 | 2018-2025 | 0 | 0 | – | 101 of 254 |
| Fog, smoke and funnel clouds | 3 | 2 | 2011-2014 | 0 | 0 | – | 116 of 254 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county and forecast-zone records attributed to the county; a zone record shows its own totals on each county it covers). Days: dates with at least one record of the hazard in the county. Ranks: days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer), since 1950 for tornadoes, 1955 for hail and thunderstorm wind, 1996 for the rest.
How many tornadoes has Burnet County had?
NOAA records 34 tornadoes in Burnet County from 1961 to 2025, the strongest rated F3, with 0 deaths and 43 injuries recorded in the county. A tornado that crossed a county line is counted in each county it touched, with the length of its path inside the county.
Counted as whole tornadoes rather than county records, the Storm Prediction Center's database holds 35 tornadoes whose track touched Burnet County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 34: they file a crossing tornado once per county segment, and the two databases differ on some tracks); along their whole tracks they killed 0 people.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-05-13 10:45, as SPC files it | Marble Falls | F3 | 3.5 mi | 0 |
| 1973-03-10 04:10, as SPC files it | Burnet | F3 | 7.8 mi | 0 |
| 1969-05-06 12:30, as SPC files it | Marble Falls | F3 | 38.9 mi | 0 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Texas.
Every tornado record filed for Burnet County (34)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-01 | Briggs, Burnet County | EFU 0.55 mi x 1 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-05-01 | Oakalla, Burnet County | EF1 3.1 mi x 880 yd | 0 | 1 | $100K |
| 2020-04-12 | Marble Falls Airport, Burnet County | EF1 1.24 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $11K |
| 2018-04-06 | Oakalla, Burnet County | EFU 0.59 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2014-06-12 | Lake Victor, Burnet County | EF2 1.68 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $249K |
| 2014-06-12 | Oakalla, Burnet County | EF0 0.12 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008-05-14 | Lake Victor, Burnet County | EF0 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008-05-14 | Burnet County | EF0 0.25 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $14K |
| 2006-05-06 | Briggs, Burnet County | F0 0.7 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2006-05-06 | Burnet County | F0 0.2 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2006-05-05 | Burnet County | F0 0.2 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004-11-23 | Bertram, Burnet County | F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000-11-05 | Burnet County | F0 1.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $137K |
| 1999-03-12 | Marble Falls, Burnet County | F0 0.5 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996-09-20 | Smithwick, Burnet County | F0 0.2 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995-06-28 | Burnet County | F1 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $19K |
| 1994-05-13 | Marble Falls, Burnet County | F3 3.5 mi x 800 yd | 0 | 1 | $10M |
| 1993-10-19 | Spicewood, Burnet County | F0 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992-09-21 | Burnet County | F1 0.3 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1981-05-16 | Burnet County | F1 3.6 mi x 47 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1981-05-16 | Burnet County | F1 2.7 mi x 60 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1976-05-26 | Burnet County | F1 3.6 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1976-05-26 | Burnet County | F1 20.4 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1976-05-25 | Burnet County | F1 3.8 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1973-03-10 | Burnet County | F3 7.8 mi x 250 yd | 0 | 40 | – |
| 1969-05-06 | Burnet County | F3 7.2 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1968-03-10 | Burnet County | F0 0.5 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $30 step |
| 1967-09-24 | Burnet County | 0 | 0 | $250 step | |
| 1967-09-21 | Burnet County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 1967-09-20 | Burnet County | F1 1 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 1 | $250K step |
| 1967-09-20 | Burnet County | 0 | 0 | $250 step | |
| 1962-08-16 | Burnet County | F1 0.8 mi x 13 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1962-08-16 | Burnet County | F1 1 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1961-06-15 | Burnet County | F1 0.2 mi x 17 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
A damage figure marked "step" is a record from before 1993: NOAA then filed damage by category, and the figure is the category as entered, in the dollars of that year, not an estimate of the loss.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, tornado records by county (path length in the county, maximum width); ratings as published: F scale before February 1, 2007, EF scale after. Whole-track figures: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database (1950-2025). SPC severe weather database.
When was the last damaging storm in Burnet County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the August 19, 2025 thunderstorm wind ($3,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | Flash FloodMarble Falls, Burnet County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-06-05 | Flash FloodBriggs, Burnet County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-06-05 | Flash FloodMahomet, Burnet County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-05-26 | Flash FloodSmithwick, Burnet County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-05-26 | Flash FloodBuchanan Lake, Burnet County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-05-26 | Flash FloodBurnet County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-05-21 | Flash FloodFariland, Burnet County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-05-19 | Flash FloodBuchanan Lake, Burnet County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-05-19 | Flash FloodLake Victor, Burnet County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-05-19 | FloodLake Victor, Burnet County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-05-10 | HailBurnet County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-06 | HailBurnet Craddock Airport, Burnet County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database; every record of 2025-2026 is listed, earlier ones when they caused deaths, injuries or $250,000 of damage (2025 dollars), and every tornado.
The deadliest and costliest records
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-05 | Flash FloodBurnet County 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. Additional inundation also occurred along Daugherty ... | 2 | 0 | $6.0M | |
| 2007-06-26 | Flash FloodMarble Falls, Burnet County Two lines of thunderstorms, one moving south from the Dallas area and one moving southeast from the Abilene area, intersected and stalled near Marble Falls, producing a sustained heavy rainfall over Burnet County from just before midnight into the early and mid morning hours. General rainfall over the southern half of ... | 2 | 0 | $195M | |
| 2025-07-05 | Flash FloodSmithwick, Burnet County 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 ... | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-07-05 | Flash FloodSudduth, Burnet County 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 ... | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-07-05 | Flash FloodMarble Falls, Burnet County Heavy rain from slow-moving thunderstorms fell into the Hamilton Creek watershed contributing to a rapid rise of the creek that moved downstream near Marble Falls into the Colorado River. While only 1 to 2 inches of rain fell over Marble Falls, a swath of over 10 inches of rain occurred within the watershed upstream. ... | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2015-02-27 | Winter StormBurnet County · forecast zone Burnet A cold front moved through South Central Texas on February 26th and brought freezing temperatures. On February 27th low level flow from the south to southeast started to produce isentropic upglide and light precipitation. In places where the temperatures remained below freezing the precipitation fell as freezing ... | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2011-08-09 | HeatBurnet County · forecast zone Burnet The August 2011 heat wave continued on the 9th. A man died due to hyperthermia outside his home in Marble Falls. The high temperature at Horseshoe Bay reached 104 degrees with the heat index at 106. This was the tenth consecutive day that the temperature reached 100 degrees. | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2009-10-21 | Flash FloodBurnet Craddock Airport, Burnet County 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. ... | 1 | 0 | – |
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-06-26 | Flash FloodMarble Falls, Burnet County | 2 | 0 | $195M | |
| 2018-10-16 | FloodMarble Falls Airport, Burnet County | 0 | 0 | $35M | |
| 1994-05-13 | TornadoMarble Falls, Burnet County | F3 3.5 mi x 800 yd | 0 | 1 | $10M |
| 2024-04-09 | HailMarble Falls, Burnet County | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $9.4M |
| 2009-06-11 | Thunderstorm WindBurnet Craddock Airport, Burnet County | 58 kt wind | 0 | 5 | $6.9M |
| 2025-07-05 | Flash FloodBurnet County | 2 | 0 | $6.0M | |
| 1999-03-12 | HailMarble Falls, Burnet County | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $1.2M |
| 2023-02-01 | Winter StormBurnet County · forecast zone Burnet | 0 | 0 | $969K |
Before 1993 NOAA filed damage by category, not amount, so the list above starts in 1993. The highest category filed here before then (entered as $250K, in the dollars of the day) holds: September 20, 1967 (tornado, Burnet County); May 25, 1976 (tornado, Burnet County); May 26, 1976 (tornado, Burnet County).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: deaths and injuries direct and indirect; damage is property plus crops as estimated by the National Weather Service, converted to 2025 dollars.
Is it getting more frequent?
Records per decade for Burnet County's most frequent hazards. Counts rose everywhere after 1996, when NOAA began recording every event type, so compare decades within a hazard's complete period only (the shaded cells come before it).
| Hazard | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 0 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 58 | 90 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 14 | 38 | 30 | 23 |
| Drought | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | 37 z | 35 |
| Tornadoes | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Winter storms | – | – | – | – | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
Drought in the 2010s: 37 records against 5 in the decade before, 37 of them forecast-zone records. Cells marked z rose mostly through zone records. The local National Weather Service office files these once per forecast zone, so a change in how it draws its zones or splits a storm into records moves this count as much as the weather does; read it beside the Burnet County days with a record above.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).
What time of year?
69% of its hail reports since 1960 fell in April and May. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 29 · Feb 38 · Mar 75 · Apr 106 · May 176 · Jun 67 · Jul 37 · Aug 27 · Sep 31 · Oct 30 · Nov 24 · Dec 15 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Burnet County
FEMA's register lists 24 declarations that include Burnet County: 15 major disasters, 7 emergencies and 2 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for fire (6) and flood (5).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-06 | DR-4879 | Flood | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding |
| 2023-04-21 | DR-4705 | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2021-02-19 | DR-4586 | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| 2021-02-14 | EM-3554 | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2020-03-25 | DR-4485 | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 2020-03-13 | EM-3458 | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 2019-02-25 | DR-4416 | Flood | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 2018-07-29 | FM-5264 | Fire | Park Road Fire |
| 2011-07-01 | DR-1999 | Fire | Wildfires |
| 2008-03-14 | EM-3284 | Fire | Wildfires |
| 2007-06-29 | DR-1709 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 2006-01-11 | DR-1624 | Fire | Extreme Wildfire Threat |
| 2005-09-24 | DR-1606 | Hurricane | Hurricane Rita |
| 2005-09-21 | EM-3261 | Hurricane | Hurricane Rita |
| 2005-09-02 | EM-3216 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| 2002-07-04 | DR-1425 | Flood | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 1999-09-16 | FM-2275 | Fire | Beaver Creek Fire |
| 1999-09-01 | EM-3142 | Fire | Extreme Fire Hazards |
| 1998-08-26 | DR-1239 | Severe Storm | Tropical Storm Charley |
| 1997-07-07 | DR-1179 | Flood | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 1993-09-10 | EM-3113 | Drought | Extreme Fire Hazard |
| 1991-12-26 | DR-930 | Flood | Severe Thunderstorms |
| 1989-05-19 | DR-828 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding |
| 1973-03-12 | DR-365 | Severe Storm | High Winds, Tornadoes and Flooding |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), declarations through October 2, 2026; one declaration is counted once however many areas it names. OpenFEMA dataset page.
How many floods has Burnet County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 105 flood or flash flood records for Burnet County from 1996 to 2026, on 75 days, with 8 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Burnet County ranks 438th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $24.8 million on 626 claims filed in Burnet County; the most in one year was 322 in 2018. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1979: 3 · 1980: 7 · 1981: 2 · 1982: 1 · 1983: 8 · 1987: 2 · 1989: 2 · 1990: 1 · 1991: 11 · 1992: 3 · 1993: 1 · 1994: 4 · 1995: 8 · 1996: 1 · 1997: 60 · 1998: 7 · 2000: 7 · 2001: 6 · 2002: 3 · 2004: 4 · 2006: 2 · 2007: 94 · 2009: 8 · 2010: 3 · 2011: 1 · 2012: 5 · 2013: 3 · 2014: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2016: 5 · 2017: 1 · 2018: 322 · 2019: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2025: 32; the other years: 0.
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims, as of September 8, 2026; claims by year of loss, payments in the dollars of the year paid. OpenFEMA dataset page.
FEMA's modeled risk for Burnet County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Burnet County Relatively Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $25.8 million. These are FEMA's model estimates of future loss from 18 hazards, not a count of what happened; they can differ from the record above.
| Hazard | Risk rating | Expected annual loss | Modeled frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | $1.0M | 4.3 a year (modeled) |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | $3.7M | once in about 2 years (modeled) |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | $1.1M | 1.5 a year (modeled) |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Moderate | $170K | 3.9 a year (modeled) |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Moderate | $15M | 2.4 a year (modeled) |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Moderate | $1.2M | 6.7 modeled event-days a year |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Moderate | $1.8M | once in about 2 years (modeled) |
| Drought | Relatively Moderate | $314K | 71 modeled event-days a year |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Burnet County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau county adjacency file; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1950. The Census Bureau's adjacency file.
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