Event narrative (NOAA)
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 Airport. Areas that were not known to flood, saw flooding for the first time in decades. In total, Aust
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.