NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Burnet, 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
7 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Burnet, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Delia in 1973. Since 1950, 50 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 7
- Tornadoes
- 50
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Burnet
None of the 7 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Burnet; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1886, a tropical storm with 64 mph winds when its centre passed 61 miles away. The record near Burnet begins with an unnamed storm in 1886; the most recent system was Delia in 1973, a tropical storm 33 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 2 systems. None of the 7 systems has come since 2000. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 57% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Burnet. The highest rating among the 50 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 13, 1994, came within 12 miles. Of the 50, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 23 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 20. The most recent tornado was on May 1, 2025. Of the 753 Texas cities, 88% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Burnet. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 131 times since 1961, with stones up to 5 inches. Burnet has more hail reports within 10 miles than 74% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Burnet
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | DeliaSep 6 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1968 | CandyJun 24 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormAug 14 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 13 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormAug 21 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Burnet: 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 Burnet
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s7
- 2000s14
- 1990s7(1 EF3+)
- 1980s3
- 1970s6(1 EF3+)
- 1960s10(1 EF3+)
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 1994 | F3 | 12 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 10, 1973 | F3 | 5 mi | 7.8 mi | 0 / 40 |
| May 6, 1969 | F3 | 13 mi | 38.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 12, 2014 | EF2 | 13 mi | 1.68 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1975 | F2 | 5 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | EF1 | 20 mi | 6.96 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 23, 2015 | EF1 | 22 mi | 3.08 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 2015 | EF1 | 25 mi | 1.29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 16, 2004 | F1 | 19 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 28, 1995 | F1 | 6 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 21, 1992 | F1 | 6 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 1981 | F1 | 2 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 50, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Burnet
The Storm Prediction Center has 131 hail reports within 10 miles of Burnet since 1961, made on 71 separate days. Of these, 106 were 1 inch across or larger, and 29 reached 2 inches. The largest, 5 inches, fell on May 21, 2011. The most recent report is from May 22, 2025. May has the most reports, 58.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Burnet
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Burnet, TX, 4 miles east of Burnet at 1,285 feet. July and August are the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 59°F and 34°F. May is the wettest at 4.1 inches of precipitation on average and January and December the driest at 1.9 inches; the year adds up to 32.4 inches over 48 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 98 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 42 nights a year. That 32.4 inches is more than at 135 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (43%). Kingsland, 11 miles southwest, has its own station (Llano, TX): 27.6 inches a year, 4.8 less than here, and a July average high of 96°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59 | 34 | 1.9 | 4 |
| Feb | 63 | 38 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Mar | 70 | 46 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Apr | 77 | 53 | 2.3 | 4 |
| May | 84 | 62 | 4.1 | 6 |
| Jun | 90 | 69 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Jul | 94 | 71 | 2.1 | 3 |
| Aug | 95 | 71 | 2.4 | 3 |
| Sep | 88 | 65 | 3.4 | 4 |
| Oct | 79 | 54 | 3.6 | 4 |
| Nov | 68 | 44 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Dec | 60 | 36 | 1.9 | 4 |
| Year | 77 | 54 | 32.4 | 48 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Burnet, TX (1,285 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 Burnet
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 79 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Burnet: 50 thunderstorm wind reports, 27 flash floods and 2 floods. They killed 4 people and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $62.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 82 mph, on February 25, 1998. May has had the most flash floods, 9 of 27. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 527 have had fewer than Burnet.
July 5, 2025: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Burnet — 2 killed, $6.0 million damage.
NWS: “Slow-moving thunderstorms brought heavy rain for several hours to Burnet on the morning of July 5. 67 inches of rain.”
October 21, 2009: flash flood 1 mile from the centre of Burnet — 1 killed.
NWS: “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.”
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 Burnet's ZIP code 78611 have filed 80 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $2.7 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Fall 2018 Texas Flooding in 2018: 19 claims (24% of all) and $676,000, then 2025 July Central TX Flooding in 2025 with 16. 69% 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, 212 have fewer than Burnet.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2018 Texas Flooding2018 | 19 | $676,000 |
| 2025 July Central TX Flooding2025 | 16 | $1.4 million |
Burnet County, which includes Burnet, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 fires, 5 floods, 4 severe storms, 3 hurricanes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding, on July 6, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Burnet County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, 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 $25.8 million a year, the 73rd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $15.4 million (59%), 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).
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