Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF1
-- Length 0.9 Miles
-- Width 440 Yards
State TEXAS
County/Area HAYS
WFO EWX
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2015-10-30 06:28 CST-6
Begin Location 5SSW SAN MARCOS LOWMAN AR
Begin Lat/Lon 29.7794/-97.9717
End Date 2015-10-30 06:38 CST-6
End Location 4SSW SAN MARCOS LOWMAN AR
End Lat/Lon 29.792/-97.968
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 0.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative A warm front combined with an upper level trough and deep moisture produced heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms across much of South Central Texas on October 30th and 31st. Damage surveys confirmed four tornadoes. Along with the severe weather, excessive rainfall resulted in widespread flash flooding along the Interstate 35 corridor Friday morning. Rainfall rates on the order of 5-7 inches per hour fell from San Marcos up through South Austin. Historic rainfall totals fell at the Austin Airport where over 1 foot of rain fell within a few hours time. 12.49 inches of rain for Oct 30 was the most ever in one day for Austin. Other daily rainfall totals exceeded 15 inches. Record flooding occurred in southern Travis County and portions of Hays County. River and creek flooding was extensive across Hays, Travis, Bastrop, Caldwell, and Comal Counties. Many areas, especially in San Marcos, compared this flooding to the record flooding of Oct 1998. Estimates of 2000 homes were flooded in or near this I-35 corridor, many of them destroyed or sustained Major damage. Estimates of insured losses were not available as of this writing, but the counties experienced monetary losses in the tens of millions.
Event Narrative A tornado developed near Centerpoint Rd. and Old Zorn Rd. in Guadalupe County and continued to the north-northeast for approximately 2.25 miles into Hays County ending near Centerpoint Rd. and Viewpoint Rd. The tornado caused minor roof damage to a few homes where it first developed. As it continued north-northeastward, the tornado struck a series of electrical transmission line towers, causing 11 towers to either partially or completely collapse. The tornado continued through an open field near Centerpoint Rd. causing mainly tree damage. Several homes east of Centerpoint Rd., in the Southridge Estates subdivision, received minor roof damage along with large tree limbs snapped. In addition, a garage with an attached apartment completely collapsed in the Southridge Estates subdivision. Peak winds were estimated to be 90-100 mph. One person was injured. At the time of this writing, there is no estimate of insured losses.


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Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 5 0 26.350M 0.00K
(HDO)HONDO MUNI ARPT MEDINA CO. TX 10/30/2015 03:00 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 250.00K 0.00K
FLORESVILLE WILSON CO. TX 10/30/2015 05:02 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 1.500M 0.00K
LEON VLY BEXAR CO. TX 10/30/2015 05:18 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
(SAT)SAN ANTONIO INT BEXAR CO. TX 10/30/2015 05:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LA VERNIA WILSON CO. TX 10/30/2015 05:30 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 55 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MC QUEENEY GUADALUPE CO. TX 10/30/2015 06:00 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SPRING BRANCH COMAL CO. TX 10/30/2015 06:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 1 0 0.00K 0.00K
TRAVIS PEAK TRAVIS CO. TX 10/30/2015 06:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SEGUIN GUADALUPE ARP GUADALUPE CO. TX 10/30/2015 06:11 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BECKMANN BEXAR CO. TX 10/30/2015 06:15 CST-6 Flash Flood 1 0 0.00K 0.00K
SAN MARCOS LOWMAN AR HAYS CO. TX 10/30/2015 06:28 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ZORN GUADALUPE CO. TX 10/30/2015 06:28 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DRIFTWOOD HAYS CO. TX 10/30/2015 07:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 10.000M 0.00K
FLORESVILLE WILSON CO. TX 10/30/2015 07:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GRUENE COMAL CO. TX 10/30/2015 07:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WIMBERLEY HAYS CO. TX 10/30/2015 07:58 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 1.000M 0.00K
BLUFF SPGS TRAVIS CO. TX 10/30/2015 08:08 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
KYLE HAYS CO. TX 10/30/2015 08:12 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DEL VALLE TRAVIS CO. TX 10/30/2015 08:30 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ELROY TRAVIS CO. TX 10/30/2015 08:50 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 500.00K 0.00K
MONTOPOLIS TRAVIS CO. TX 10/30/2015 08:52 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MONTOPOLIS TRAVIS CO. TX 10/30/2015 09:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 2 0 0.00K 0.00K
MONTOPOLIS TRAVIS CO. TX 10/30/2015 09:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 1 0 0.00K 0.00K
PLEASANT HILL TRAVIS CO. TX 10/30/2015 09:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 10.000M 0.00K
KYLE HAYS CO. TX 10/30/2015 09:54 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ELYSIUM BASTROP CO. TX 10/30/2015 10:15 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MENDOZA CALDWELL CO. TX 10/30/2015 10:15 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 1.000M 0.00K
ELGIN BASTROP CO. TX 10/30/2015 10:55 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ELYSIUM BASTROP CO. TX 10/30/2015 14:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 2.100M 0.00K
AMISTAD RES EAST VAL VERDE CO. TX 10/30/2015 17:50 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BRACKETTVILLE KINNEY CO. TX 10/30/2015 18:40 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 71 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LEXINGTON LEE CO. TX 10/30/2015 18:40 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BRACKETTVILLE KINNEY CO. TX 10/30/2015 18:42 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 57 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
FREDERICKSBURG GILLESPIE CO. TX 10/30/2015 22:42 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LEON VLY BEXAR CO. TX 10/31/2015 02:23 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 53 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TRAVIS PEAK TRAVIS CO. TX 10/31/2015 03:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
UHLAND CALDWELL CO. TX 10/31/2015 04:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BECKMANN BEXAR CO. TX 10/31/2015 19:36 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 5 0 26.350M 0.00K