Primary-Source Record · 2015-10-30

Austin-area severe weather on October 30, 2015

No hail recorded; wind up to 52 kt (60 mph); a tornado was recorded. Counties: Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis. Every row below is a federal or NWS record; nothing on this page is an estimate.

NOAA Storm Events (certified) — 17

Time (local)CountyTypeMagnitudeLocationNOAA id
06:00TravisFlash Flood Travis Peak605997
06:28HaysTornado San Marcos Lowman Ar605510
07:00HaysFlash Flood Driftwood606070
07:58HaysFlash Flood Wimberley605456
08:08TravisFlash Flood Bluff Spgs605460
08:12HaysFlash Flood Kyle605461
08:30TravisThunderstorm Wind 52 EG Del Valle605463
08:50TravisThunderstorm Wind 50 EG Elroy606014
08:52TravisThunderstorm Wind 52 EG Montopolis605464
09:00TravisFlash Flood Montopolis606066
09:00TravisFlash Flood Montopolis606068
09:00TravisFlash Flood Pleasant Hill606069
09:54HaysFlash Flood Kyle605466
10:15CaldwellFlash Flood Mendoza605467
10:15BastropFlash Flood Elysium605468
10:55BastropFlash Flood Elgin605469
14:00BastropFlash Flood Elysium605471

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database (public domain) · data.json · data.csv

What this date means for a roof

A recorded storm is where to start asking, not the answer. Damage is decided by an inspection of the roof itself — dated photographs, measurements, and collateral evidence such as dented gutters, vents, or soft metals — and an insurer verifies the date of loss against that damage pattern, not against a weather record alone.

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