Hurricanes that hit Burnet County, Texas: hurricane history

11 storms have passed within 50 km of Burnet County from 1866 to 1993, coloured by intensity on the map.

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Years1842 to 2026
Ocean basin

Choosing a minimum category hides storms with no wind speed in the record. To see which storms have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

How to read the lines. Each line is the track of one storm, drawn through its six-hourly positions and coloured by its intensity at each point (the Saffir-Simpson scale), so a line changes colour as the storm strengthens or weakens. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see which storms have passed nearby. Weaker storms appear as you zoom in. Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm with different names in different oceans.

Storms near Burnet County

The record holds 11 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Burnet County, Texas between 1866 and 1993. The busiest month is September, with 6 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 1 strength.

  • 11storms within 50 km
  • 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
  • 1at category 1 strength or more

A storm counts once, however many times it came close. The category is the storm's strongest point within 50 km, which can be weaker than its peak elsewhere.

How strong were the storms near Burnet County?

Category near hereStormsShare
Tropical depression545%
Tropical storm545%
Category 119%
Category 200%
Category 300%
Category 400%
Category 500%
Unknown intensity00%

The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the NOAA National Hurricane Center (HURDAT2, Atlantic).

Burnet County storms over time

Storms by decade
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 2 in 1880s.1860s11870s11880s21900s11930s11960s21970s21990s1

The 1990s only run to 1993, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1866, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.

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PeriodCount
1860s1
1870s1
1880s2
1900s1
1930s1
1960s2
1970s2
1990s1

Earlier decades hold fewer storms partly because they were harder to see. Before weather satellites (about the 1960s) many storms that stayed at sea went unrecorded, so compare decades with care.

Storms by month
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 6 in Sep.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May0Jun1Jul2Aug2Sep6Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun1
Jul2
Aug2
Sep6
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Strongest storms near Burnet County

  • Carla (1961)3 September 1961 to 18 September 1961, Category 1 (70 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 927 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of September 1886 (North Atlantic)16 September 1886 to 25 September 1886, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (85 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of July 1866 (North Atlantic)11 July 1866 to 16 July 1866, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of August 1932 (North Atlantic)12 August 1932 to 15 August 1932, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 942 hPa
  • Candy (1968)22 June 1968 to 26 June 1968, peak Tropical storm (60 kt), 995 hPa

Most recent storms near Burnet County

  • Lidia (1993)8 September 1993 to 14 September 1993, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 930 hPa
  • Carmen (1974)29 August 1974 to 10 September 1974, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 928 hPa
  • Delia (1973)1 September 1973 to 7 September 1973, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 986 hPa

Many of these storms killed people and destroyed homes. The figures are the official record's, and this page says nothing about their human cost.

A storm that came near several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

Notable storms near Burnet County

  • Lidia (1993)8 September 1993 to 14 September 1993, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 930 hPa
  • Carla (1961)3 September 1961 to 18 September 1961, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 927 hPa

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