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Williamson County (sometimes abbreviated as "Wilco") [1] is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 609,017. [2] Its county seat is Georgetown. [3] The county is named for Robert McAlpin Williamson ( c. 1804 –1859), a community leader and a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto.
Deaths. 215 total. Property damage. $19 million (1921 USD) In early September 1921, the remnants of a Category 1 hurricane brought damaging floods to areas of Mexico and the U.S. state of Texas, particularly in the San Antonio region. On September 4, a tropical cyclone developed in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico near the Bay of Campeche.
Website. Thrall ISD Webpage. Thrall is a city in Williamson County, Texas, United States. Its population was 816 at the 2020 census. [4] The name Thrall was chosen by the community to honor the Rev. Homer S. Thrall, a Methodist minister and historian much admired by local settlers and residents. Thrall was founded in 1876.
May 3, 2024 at 10:38 PM. WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas - Williamson County Emergency Management just launched a new tool to help prepare for the next natural disaster. It's called a Remote Automatic ...
The October 1998 Texas Flooding was a flood event that occurred across parts of South Texas and Southeast Texas on the weekend of October 17 and October 18, 1998. The storm that caused it was one of the costliest in the recorded meteorological history of the United States, bringing rainfall of over 20 inches (510 mm) to some parts of Southeast Texas and causing over $ 1.19 billion in damages ...
2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak. Preceded by more than a week of heavy rain, a slow-moving storm system dropped tremendous precipitation across much of Texas and Oklahoma during the nights of May 24–26, 2015, triggering record-breaking floods. Additionally, many areas reported tornado activity and lightning. [5]
Austin, Texas. / 30.26722°N 97.74306°W / 30.26722; -97.74306. Austin ( / ˈɔːstɪn / AW-stin) [7] is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and most populous city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, [8] it is the 11th-most populous city ...
Flash flooding continued for days, with rainfall amounts across the state peaking at just over 40 inches (1,000 mm) in northwestern Jefferson County. In the Port of Houston, a total of 36.99 inches (940 mm) was reported. Houston experienced torrential rainfall in a short amount of time. At one site, 6.3 inches (160 mm) fell in just one hour ...