Mar 27, 2001
Between 2and 3inches of rain fell in 2 hours across the southeast part of Llano County and the Northeast portion of Gillespie County. Flash flooding developed due to the saturated soils and creeks running full across the two county area due to persistent rainfall over the past several weeks. One man was rescued near Willow City when his vehicle became trapped in deep water. No injuries were reported.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5233921). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Gillespie County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.