Sep 8, 2002
The showers that had formed over the southeast part of South Central Texas near midnight mov ed into the Austin area and northern Hill Country in the early morning. Rain amounts averaged 1 to 2 inches with isolated totals to near 5 inches. With soils already saturated from rainfall on September 7, flash flooding developed by mid morning, ending near noon.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5320652). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Burnet County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.