Flash Flood, Travis
- When
- May 27, 4:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Travis County, Austin
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 30.335, -97.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 27, 1997
Heavy rainfall associated with the tornadic thunderstorms produced 2 inches of rain over Shoal Creek, with brief flash flooding. The body of a woman was later discovered in Shoal Creek.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS EWX wrote it up.
Heavy rainfall associated with the tornadic thunderstorms produced 2 inches of rain over Shoal Creek, with brief flash flooding. The body of a woman was later discovered in Shoal Creek. She apparently drowned during the heavy rain event, with her time of death estimated at 1600CST. Severe wind gusts to 56 knots were observed at Robert Mueller Airport in Austin.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Travis
- When
- May 27, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Travis County, Austin
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.280, -97.750
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood, Travis | 1997-05-27 | 38 | Female | Other | Direct |
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, May 27, 1997
More
Every storm in Texas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, May 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5598919, 5598920.