NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bastrop, TX
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
17 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Bastrop, Texas since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Harvey in 2017. Since 1950, 82 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 15
- Tornadoes
- 82
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Bastrop
The strongest storm to pass near Bastrop was an unnamed storm in 1900, a Category 1 hurricane with 85 mph winds when its centre passed 55 miles away. The record near Bastrop begins with an unnamed storm in 1854; the most recent system was Harvey in 2017, a tropical storm 59 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 3 systems, 2 of them at hurricane strength. Of the 17 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Bastrop has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 62% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The highest rating among the 82 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 4 times; the most recent, on April 7, 1980, came within 17 miles. Of the 82, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 27 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 16. The most recent tornado was on April 28, 2024. Of the 753 Texas cities, 67% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Bastrop. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 62 times since 1980, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 60% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Bastrop.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Bastrop
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | HarveyAug 27 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2015 | BillJun 17 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1973 | DeliaSep 6 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1968 | CandyJun 24 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormAug 28 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1943 | Unnamed 1943 stormJul 28 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormAug 14 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 17 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormJul 22 | 74 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 55 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 13 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormJun 18 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormSep 24 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 17 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 19 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Bastrop: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Bastrop
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s8
- 2000s11
- 1990s13
- 1980s10(1 EF3+)
- 1970s13
- 1960s8
- 1950s11(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 1980 | F3 | 17 mi | 31.7 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Apr 24, 1957 | F3 | 11 mi | 14.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 30, 1954 | F3 | 22 mi | 139.9 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Apr 28, 1953 | F3 | 12 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF2 | 13 mi | 11.97 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 5, 1994 | F2 | 23 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 14, 1991 | F2 | 12 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 15, 1987 | F2 | 22 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Aug 10, 1980 | F2 | 22 mi | 5.4 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Aug 10, 1980 | F2 | 6 mi | 18.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 2, 1977 | F2 | 4 mi | 17.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 11, 1973 | F2 | 24 mi | 8.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 82, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bastrop
The Storm Prediction Center has 62 hail reports within 10 miles of Bastrop since 1980, made on 39 separate days. Of these, 42 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently April 19, 1992. The most recent report is from March 15, 2025. April has the most reports, 18.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bastrop
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Smithville, TX, 12 miles southeast of Bastrop at 317 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 97°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 63°F and 39°F. May is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 1.9 inches; the year adds up to 37.2 inches over 49 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 50% of the year's precipitation (18.6 of 37.2 inches). September has brought the most of the 17 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (7); a normal September there has highs of 91°F and 3.7 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 124 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 34 nights a year. That 37.2 inches is more than at 183 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (59%). Cedar Creek, 11 miles west, has its own station (Cedar Creek 5 S, TX): 37.8 inches a year, 0.6 more than here, and the same August average high, 97°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63 | 39 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Feb | 67 | 42 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Mar | 73 | 49 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Apr | 80 | 56 | 3.6 | 3 |
| May | 86 | 65 | 4.5 | 5 |
| Jun | 93 | 71 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Jul | 95 | 73 | 1.9 | 4 |
| Aug | 97 | 73 | 2.8 | 3 |
| Sep | 91 | 68 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Oct | 83 | 57 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Nov | 72 | 47 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Dec | 64 | 40 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Year | 80 | 57 | 37.2 | 49 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Smithville, TX (317 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Bastrop
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 57 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bastrop: 35 thunderstorm wind reports, 21 flash floods and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $4.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on November 21, 2004. May has had the most flash floods, 7 of 21. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 456 have had fewer than Bastrop.
May 25, 2015: flash flood in Bastrop — $2.0 million damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding in Bastrop. A 1000 foot long earthen dam holding a small fishing pond in Bastrop State Park ruptured.”
August 27, 2017: flood 4 miles from the centre of Bastrop — $1.5 million damage.
NWS: “A number of places in Fayette, Lavaca, and Bastrop Counties received 20 or more inches of rain. Tropical storm force winds with estimated gusts up to 60 mph caused damage across the region.”
March 19, 2002: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Bastrop — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “The widespread derecho continued to blow down trees in an west-southwest to east-northeast direction, continuing the damage sustained from eastern Bexar County through Guadalupe and Caldwell Counties. Only spotty damage was indicated to roofs of homes and windows of cars and homes.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Bastrop's ZIP code 78602 have filed 152 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $4.6 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Early summer severe storms in 2016: 47 claims (31% of all) and $1.6 million, then Early summer storms in 2015 with 23 and Fall severe storms in 2015 with 23. 84% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 433 Texas cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 265 have fewer than Bastrop.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Early summer severe storms2016 | 47 | $1.6 million |
| Early summer storms2015 | 23 | $611,000 |
| Fall severe storms2015 | 23 | $1.2 million |
| Flooding1991 | 17 | $364,000 |
| Hurricane Harvey2017 | 10 | $218,000 |
Bastrop County, which includes Bastrop, has been named in 31 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1991, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 fires, 5 floods, 4 hurricanes, 3 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on April 21, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Bastrop County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes; Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $42.5 million a year, the 43rd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $26.7 million (63%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
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