Rainfall began near sunrise over Williamson County, with totals in the mid-morning period approaching 3 inches. By the end of the afternoon, amounts were generally 4 to 6 inches over the south portion of the county, with a major part of the rainfall occurring over the drainage area of Brushy Creek.
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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.
The episode as NWS EWX wrote it up.
Rainfall began near sunrise over Williamson County, with totals in the mid-morning period approaching 3 inches. By the end of the afternoon, amounts were generally 4 to 6 inches over the south portion of the county, with a major part of the rainfall occurring over the drainage area of Brushy Creek. Emergency planners reported the flooding along the San Gabriel River to be some of the worst since 1957. Numerous rescues were required, with some victims having to be pulled out of trees. At least 3 cars washed off a bridge over Brushy Creek south of Hutto. Several dozen people were evacuated from their homes and a few homes were destroyed. Nearly 3 dozen trailers and recreational vehicles were damaged or destroyed at resorts along SH29 east of Georgetown along San Gabriel Creek. Power outages were common but short-lived. Two deaths occurred in the Brushy Creek area. The first, a 27-year old man drowned after his car stalled in a low water crossing across Brushy Creek. He had left the vehicle and was last seen standing atop the flooded car, talking on the telephone. Shortly afterward, A 59-year old woman drowned after her car had stalled fin a low water crossing across Brushy Creek. Her body was found after being swept 600 yards downstream.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 15, 10:15 AM CST, 15 minutes earlier.
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1015 AM CST THU NOV 15 2001 DID NOT MAKE MANY IF ANY CHANGES TO PREVIOUS FORECASTS EXCEPT TO EXTEND THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TONIGHT BASED ON SYNOPTIC SITUATION CONTINUING THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL...QUITE POSSIBLY EVEN INTO OR THROUGH FRIDAY. EVEN THOUGH IT APPEARS THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR ADVERSE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE FROM HEAVY RAINFALL...FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING...WEVE ALREADY RECEIVED REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS...SOME EVEN TOUCHING GROUND. THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON IN SUCH A PATTERN WHERE THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXTREMELY TROPICAL IN NATURE AND EXTREMELY UNSTABLE. SUCH FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE AND INJURY IF THEY TOUCH DOWN. MIGHT BE WORTH MENTIONING THIS IS WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS DAY IN TEXAS...EVEN THOUGH WE MAY BE CONCENTRATING ON SOME NON-WINTER TYPES OF WEATHER. PLANNED ISSUANCES MAY BE DELAYED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER RELEASES TAKING HIGHER PRIORITY. .EWX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TONIGHT ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND HILL COUNTRY.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
633 AM CST THU NOV 15 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0511 AM BOERNE TX TORNADO
11/15/01 KENDALL ROOF TORN OFF HOUSE
REPORTED BY PUBLIC
0519 AM BOERNE TX TORNADO
11/15/01 KENDALL SIGHTED AT FM 300 AND
STATE HWY 46 WEST REPORTED
BY RANCHER
ASThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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, Williamson | 2001-11-15 | 59 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Williamson | 2001-11-15 | 27 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, November 2001
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: 5272979.