NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lago Vista, 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
9 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Lago Vista, Texas since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Hermine in 2010. Since 1950, 104 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 7
- Tornadoes
- 104
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Lago Vista
The strongest storm to pass near Lago Vista was an unnamed storm in 1900, a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds when its centre passed 74 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1886, whose centre came within 67 miles. The record near Lago Vista begins with an unnamed storm in 1886; the most recent system was Hermine in 2010, a tropical storm 60 miles away. The 1900s and the 1960s were the busiest decades, with 2 systems each. Of the 9 systems, one has come since 2000. Lago Vista has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 62% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The strongest of the 104 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on May 27, 1997; its path came within 6 miles, and it killed 1 person. Of the 104, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 36 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 35. The most recent tornado was on April 28, 2024. Of the 753 Texas cities, 50% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Lago Vista. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 135 times since 1961, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Lago Vista has more hail reports within 10 miles than 75% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Lago Vista
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | HermineSep 7 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1973 | DeliaSep 6 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1968 | CandyJun 24 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormAug 14 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 74 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 13 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormAug 20 | 67 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Lago Vista: 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 Lago Vista
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s17
- 2000s16
- 1990s15(3 EF3+)
- 1980s12(1 EF3+)
- 1970s20(1 EF3+)
- 1960s12(1 EF3+)
- 1950s9(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1997 | F4 | 6 mi | 5.6 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Apr 7, 1980 | F3 | 17 mi | 31.7 mi | 1 / 5 |
| May 27, 1997 | F3 | 6 mi | 9.2 mi | 0 / 15 |
| May 13, 1994 | F3 | 18 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 10, 1973 | F3 | 24 mi | 7.8 mi | 0 / 40 |
| May 6, 1969 | F3 | 22 mi | 38.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 10, 1959 | F3 | 19 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 4, 1970 | F2 | 4 mi | 1.5 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF2 | 17 mi | 34.62 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 16, 2000 | F2 | 13 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 10, 1985 | F2 | 20 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Feb 10, 1981 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 104, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Lago Vista
The Storm Prediction Center has 135 hail reports within 10 miles of Lago Vista since 1961, made on 75 separate days. Of these, 98 were 1 inch across or larger, and 14 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on April 19, 1982. The most recent report is from May 28, 2025. April has the most reports, 41.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Lago Vista
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Austin Great Hills, TX, 13 miles east of Lago Vista at 880 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 60°F and 38°F. October is the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 37.1 inches over 48 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 114 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 27 nights a year. That 37.1 inches is more than at 179 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (57%). Lakeway, 5 miles south, has its own station (Dripping Springs 6 E, TX): 35.8 inches a year, 1.3 less than here, and an August average high of 95°F against 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60 | 38 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Feb | 65 | 41 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Mar | 72 | 48 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Apr | 79 | 55 | 2.3 | 4 |
| May | 84 | 64 | 4.1 | 6 |
| Jun | 92 | 70 | 4.4 | 5 |
| Jul | 96 | 73 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Aug | 96 | 72 | 2.3 | 2 |
| Sep | 89 | 67 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Oct | 80 | 57 | 4.6 | 4 |
| Nov | 69 | 47 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Dec | 61 | 39 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Year | 79 | 56 | 37.1 | 48 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Austin Great Hills, TX (880 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 Lago Vista
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 82 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Lago Vista: 53 thunderstorm wind reports, 19 flash floods, 7 lightning strikes and 3 floods. They killed 3 people and injured 6, and the NWS estimated $20.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on June 12, 2014. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 414 have had fewer than Lago Vista.
July 5, 2025: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Lago Vista — 1 killed, $5.0 million damage.
NWS: “Slow-moving thunderstorms produced 8-10 inches of rain over the headwaters of Cow Creek. The FM 1431 bridge across Cow Creek was destroyed with the main bridge structure collapsing and fragmenting into at least four segments.”
September 18, 2014: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Lago Vista — 1 killed.
September 25, 2016: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Lago Vista — 1 killed.
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 Lago Vista's ZIP code 78645 have filed 139 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1987, and were paid $2.6 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1997: 44 claims (32% of all) and $903,000, then Fall 2018 Texas Flooding in 2018 with 36 and Thunderstorms in 2007 with 26. The year with the most claims was 2018, with 38. 80% 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, 258 have fewer than Lago Vista.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1997 | 44 | $903,000 |
| Fall 2018 Texas Flooding2018 | 36 | $925,000 |
| Thunderstorms2007 | 26 | $576,000 |
Travis County, which includes Lago Vista, has been named in 37 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1991, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 fires, 8 hurricanes, 7 floods, 5 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding, on July 6, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Travis County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for tornadoes and hail; Relatively High for 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 $376.3 million a year, the 6th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $214.2 million (57%), 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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Cities near Lago Vista
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- Lakeway, TX5 mi
- Spicewood, TX7 mi
- Leander, TX9 mi
- Cedar Park, TX9 mi
- Austin, TX16 mi
- Dripping Springs, TX17 mi
- Liberty Hill, TX17 mi
- Pflugerville, TX21 mi
- Marble Falls, TX21 mi
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