Tornado Risk in Austin, TX
Risk Level: Extreme — Score 9/10
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- FEMA rates Austin's county as Very High risk for this hazard
- Estimated annual loss of $96M from this hazard type
- Extensive history of significant events in this area
- High recent activity — multiple events in the last 12 months
- Occurs roughly 0.54 times per year on average
Peak season: April-June
Last significant event: Tornado - Austin/San Antonio, TX WFO Region, US (2024-04-09) — 2,710,000 people exposed
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How Austin Compares
Notable Tornado Events Near Austin
DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable tornado events near Austin, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Tornado - Austin/San Antonio, TX WFO Region, US (April 2024) — 2,710,000 people exposed; $255,532M capital exposed.
Tornado - Austin/San Antonio, TX WFO Region, US
April 8, 2024 — WATCH
2,710,000 people exposed; $255,532M capital exposed
Tornado - Austin/San Antonio, TX WFO Region, US
February 19, 2017 — WARNING
Impact data not available
Tornado - Austin/San Antonio, TX WFO Region, US
April 26, 2023 — WATCH
Impact data not available
Tornado - Austin/San Antonio, TX WFO Region, US
October 24, 2022 — WATCH
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Tornado - Austin/San Antonio, TX WFO Region, US
May 4, 2022 — WATCH
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Tornado Preparedness Tips
- 1.Identify a safe room or storm shelter in your home or building
- 2.Practice tornado drills — get low, cover your head, stay away from windows
- 3.Have a NOAA Weather Radio for tornado watch and warning alerts
- 4.Secure outdoor objects that could become projectiles in high winds
- 5.Know the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning
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How this data is built
Austin, TX tornado risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live tornado monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.
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