Lago Vista

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond this area.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Every storm within 100 miles

1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 to 2025.

Every large fire

1. Large fires mapped by the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity program since 1984: 1,000 acres or more in the West, 500 or more in the East. Prescribed burns are excluded. Acres here are the part of each perimeter inside this place.

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service), 1984 to 2026.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Flood insurance figures are for Travis County, the county that contains Lago Vista.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

River crests

River gauges in Travis County, the county that contains Lago Vista.

River gauges

1. Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.

NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 2026.

The drought index is for Travis County, the county that contains Lago Vista.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the city centre.
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Mapped landslides

Landslides mapped in Travis County.

Mapped by NASA (1).

1. Landslides mapped in the USGS compilation of landslide inventories across the United States (version 3.0, 2025), rated probable or better. The compilation joins inventories made by federal and state agencies for different purposes and areas, so the number mapped in a county reflects how closely it has been surveyed as much as how often its slopes fail. An area with few records may simply not have been mapped. Deaths are as recorded in the inventories; a slide listed in two inventories is counted once.

USGS Landslide Inventories across the United States, version 3.0, retrieved October 27, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Sep 24, 2023Hail$300 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A thunderstorm produced three inch diameter hail on Burnet Ln. in the Brentwood area of Austin. This storm was part of a complex that caused 700 million dollars in hail damage in Texas. The damage in Austin, Georgetown, and Round Rock was the most impactful from this system and totaled upwards of 600 million dollars in damage across Williamson and Travis counties. Thus 300 million dollars of damage is being listed on this Travis County entry.

2. Mar 25, 2009Hail$160 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A thunderstorm moved through the Austin area and produced hail ranging from quarter to teacup size. We received 14 reports of severe size hail, nine of which were two inches or larger. The teacup size hail was reported by the media and fell near the Austin Arboretum.

3. Mar 25, 2005Hail$100 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   On the evening of March 25, the most destructive hailstorm in ten years struck the greater Austin Area. The total damage to homes, vehicles, businesses and property has been estimated at over $100 million. This is the greatest amount of damage due to a hailstorm since of March 25, 1993, when $125 million of damage occurred. The event began as two apparent supercells located near Marble Falls and Round Mountain merged into a line of thunderstorms as they moved eastward into Travis County. This new line stretched from near Lago Vista on the north edge, across Lake Travis and Lakeway, to near Bee Cave. The storm began producing hail up to golfball-size at Lake Travis and Lakeway…

4. Oct 31, 2013Flash Flood$100 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy rains in excess of 14 inches upstream of Austin in the Onion Creek Watershed near Wimberley caused a flash flood that hit portions of South Austin in the early morning hours. Water started to rise and flood portions of the Onion Creek area near Interstate 35 by 4-5am on the morning of the 31st and water continued to rise into the early morning hours. USGS gauges were overtopped near Twin Creek Road and this record flood water continued to move along Onion creek, passing under I-35 and inundating several neighborhoods between I-35 and US Highway 183. A reverse 911 was utilized by the City of Austin to help evacuate residents but flood waters rose so quickly that most…

5. Feb 1, 2023Winter Storm, Travis$55.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Freezing rain began around 11 AM on January 30 and continued off and on through February 2. By 10:23 PM on January 30 the Pflugerville Police had closed the flyover ramps between Hwy 130 and Hwy 45 due to ice on the roadway. The Austin area was hit hard with approximately 265,000 power outages (estimate from Austin Energy) when trees took out power lines. By the end of the storm the ASOS at Camp Mabry recorded 0.69��� of ice and the COOP observer in Great Hills reported 0.45���. There were many car accidents one of which resulted in a fatality on January 31. The cost of damages was estimated at $55.5 million. The Pedernales Electric Cooperative, headquarters in Johnson…

6. May 14, 2008Thunderstorm Wind$50.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Widespread damage occurred over portions of central Austin when a large severe thunderstorm rolled through the downtown area. Numerous reports of large trees and branches were down along with wind blown hail. The hardest hit area was downtown near Tarrytown, Hyde Park, UT campus, and the I-35 corridor just north of the river. The combination of baseball size hail and winds of 70 to 80 mph blew out building and apartment windows throughout this area. Windows on the Texas Capitol building were blown out as well. Lions golf course and Morris Williams course sustained damage and had to briefly close. Power was knocked off to nearly 20000 customers. Large old oak trees were damaged and…

7. May 27, 1997Tornado$15.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Pedernales Valley tornado began on the shore of Lake Travis destroying trees and a floating marina where nearly all of the watercraft were destroyed. While numerous trees were twisted and uprooted in this area, several structures sustained only what appeared to be minor damage that would be no more than F0. The tornado was initially moving westward as it moved into rough terrain. A number of structures sustained varying damage until the tornado reached Bee Creek Road. At that location, a Southwest Bell building housing telephone switching equipment was destroyed. The building was well constructed and was one of several buildings which indicated at F4 rating for this tornado.…

8. Oct 30, 2015Flash Flood$10.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Historical rains occurred in the morning hours of the 30th across much of south Austin. This flooding caused high water and major flooding along Onion Creek and Dry Creek, along with other creeks and rivers in Austin/Travis County. 86 homes were damaged near Dry Creek, with several hundred more across southern sections of south Austin and Travis County. This area experience unprecedented rainfall and rainfall rates, on the order of 7 inches of rain per hour, maybe higher. 2 and 3 hour rain totals hit 12+ inches. Due to high rainfall totals the previous week, this intense rain on the 30th caused massive runoff. Cars were underwater on Highway 71 near Austin Bergstrom International…

9. May 25, 2015Flash Flood$10.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   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.

10. Sep 4, 2011Wildfire, Travis$10.0 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    The Steiner Ranch Wildfire started on September 4 behind Tropical Storm Lee and a cold front that brought strong northerly winds. The peak wind at Austin Bergstrom International Airport was 36 mph. The fire burned 125 acres, destroyed 24 homes, and damaged 30 others.

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

112°F2 times, most recently Aug 28, 2011

All-time low

−2°FJan 31, 1949

Warmest night

84°FJul 24, 2018

Coldest day

20°FJan 10, 1962

Wettest day

7.55 inNov 15, 2001

Snowiest day

6.5 inJan 30, 1949

Hottest year

2024mean 72.8°F

Coldest year

1940mean 65.9°F

Wettest year

201559.96 in

Driest year

195411.42 in

Snowiest season

8.7 in1984-85

Station Austin-camp Mabry (USW00013958), 670 ft elevation, 16.5 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1938 to October 27, 2026; 100.0% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

Declarations for Travis County.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USW00013958.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Landslides USGS Landslide Inventories across the United States, version 3.0 (2025).
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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