Twin Sisters, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Blanco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78606. It stands on Rochou Creek. The Survey maps it on the Blanco quadrangle. It stands 1,276 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1887 USGS Blanco quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Blanco quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Llano quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Blanco quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Pedernales River quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
73 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Twin Sisters between 2005 and 2015, burning about 488 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE 524 RANGELAND ROAD |
| 12 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE US HWY 281 @ FM 473 EAST |
| 27 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 11 August 2012 | Natural | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CANYON CURVE |
| 4 July 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRADD FIRE RR 473 WEST AT COUNTY LINE |
| 24 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
22 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Twin Sisters in 22 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 9 hail, 7 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Twin Sisters | 1 killed | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of the Little Blanco River. An 81 year old man was swept away near FM 473 at FM 32 and died. His body was found on May 28th near the Blanco/Hays County line. He escaped his car but was not able to survive the flood waters. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Twin Sisters | $100,000 | The extremely heavy rainfall associated with the remains of Tropical Storm Erin moved into Blanco County in the late afternoon, producing a general 3 to 5 inch total over the southwestern part of the county. Highest rain amounts were 6 inches between Blanco and Twin Sisters. All roads from Blanco southward were reported to be closed due to high water. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twin Sisters | $20,000 | Trees were reported blown down by severe thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twin Sisters | $5,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 75 mph that blew down trees near Hwy 281 and FM 473 in southern Blanco County. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twin Sisters | $2,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down small tree limbs near Twin Sisters. |
| October 2025 | Tornado (EFU) | Twin Sisters | - | A tornado touched down in Kendall County approximately four miles southwest of Kendalia traveled 9.8 miles to the east crossed into Blanco County approximately a quarter of a mile west-northwest of the intersection of Hwy 281 and FM 306 continued east a quarter of a mile to the Comal County line a tenth of mile northwest of the Hwy 281/FM 306 intersection and continued another 10.2 miles east before dissipating after crossing FM 306 near Hancock Rd. No damage was found over its short path through Blanco County. Damage ratings were EF-0 in Kendall County and EF-1 in Comal. The path width was 300 yards. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Twin Sisters | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail southeast of Blanco. |
| November 2024 | Hail | Twin Sisters | - | A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail north of Twin Sisters. |
| November 2024 | Flash Flood | Twin Sisters | - | Thunderstorms produced an estimated two to five inches of rain in three hours. This rain caused flash flooding closing Little Blanco Rd. near Twin Sisters. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Twin Sisters | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size on the north side of Spring Branch. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Twin Sisters | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. The Little Blanco River flooded the FM 32 bridge northeast of Twin Sisters. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Twin Sisters | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. The Little Blanco River left its banks closing Hwy 32 southeast of Blanco. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Twin Sisters | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail one mile north of Hwy 306 on Hwy 281 south of Blanco. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Twin Sisters | - | A thunderstorm produced a brief, weak tornado just east of Hwy 281 near the Little Blanco River. No damage was reported. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Twin Sisters | - | Thunderstorms produced up to 4 inches of rain between Twin Sisters and Blanco, causing flash flooding through the midnight hours that closed FM165 and FM32. |
| May 2006 | Flash Flood | Twin Sisters | - | Storms dropped between 2 and 3 inches of rain in the Twin Sisters area just before sunrise, resulting in flash flooding that closed FM473 as well as other rural roads. |
| October 1993 | Hail | Twin Sisters | - | Quarter-size hail and wind gusts to 60 MPH were reported in Twin Sister. Several trees were damaged. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twin Sisters | - | Quarter-size hail and wind gusts to 60 MPH were reported in Twin Sister. Several trees were damaged. |
| May 1993 | Hail | Twin Sisters | - | The County Sheriff's Office reported golf ball-size hail in Twin Sisters. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Twin Sisters | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Twin Sisters | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Twin Sisters | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanco | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Flugrath | 9.2 miles | 12 | |
| Payton | 9.3 miles | 15 | |
| Rocky Creek | 18.5 miles | 12 | |
| Hye | 18.7 miles | 13 | |
| Johnson City | 18.9 miles | 15 | |
| Westbrook (historical) | 19.4 miles | 12 | |
| Post Oak | 22.0 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Twin Sisters | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q23817799 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379186. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






