Fayette County, Texas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1954 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
32
Tornado reports
95
Hail reports
89
Floods since 1996
376
All events
4
Deaths
$59.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Fayette County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 32 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
TxDOT reported ice on bridges and overpasses in and around La Grange according to the drivetexas.org website. Following the ice event, snow fell on the 14th and 15th. Snow totals included 5.5' in La Grange and 3.5' in Muldoon.
A volunteer firefighter was badly burned fighting a large grass fire on Tobias Rd. near Cordes Rd. in Ellinger on March 10th. He died from his injuries on March 23rd at a hospital in San Antonio.
An elderly man was working on a fence and may have hit his head and fell into a creek and drown. The creek had flowing water from recent rains.
A law enforcement official reported a stalled car in an underpass in Schulenburg with the water rising rapidly. The car was on Highway 77 and the car stalled while going underneath the railroad underpass. An elderly couple was in the car. The woman was rescued, the elderly man dr…
The same storm that produced the Salem-Freyburg Rd. EF0 tornado continued to move north through central Fayette County. As it approached the west side of La Grange, it produced another tornado with visible tree damage just south of the La Grange airport near the intersection of S…
Tropical Storm force winds and winds gusts caused minor tree damage. A few trees were uprooted. The highest rainfall total was 29.19 inches outside of LaGrange in Fayette County. Most locations in Fayette County received 20 or more inches of rain. Heavy rain and flooding caused t…
Drought Drought
The I-35 Corridor, Coastal Plains, and southern Rio Grande Plains received greater than normal rainfall in June leading to improvement in drought conditions. Fayette County improved from Extreme (D3) Drought to Moderate (D1) drought. Medina County went from Severe (D2) Drought to…
Drought Drought
Rainfall was above normal across the area in May. The Hill Country, Coastal Plains, and Winter Garden areas received up to three times normal rain. This resulted in improvement or maintenance of the drought. Dimmit, Medina, and Travis Counties all improved from Extreme (D3) Droug…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. The wind knocked down a tree and caused some minor structural damage in southwestern portions of Schulenburg.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Local media reported three feet of water over Hwy 77 under the Union Pacific Railroad bridge in Schulenburg.
Drought Drought
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop,…
Drought Drought
While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties r…
Drought Drought
Nearly all of South-Central Texas received less than 50% of normal precipitation during the month, and most counties stayed in the same drought category. The one change was Dimmit County which went from Extreme (D3) Drought to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, C…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Freezing rain began during the evening on the 24th. A CoCoRaHS observer in Muldoon reported total ice accumulation of 0.08.
Drought Drought
The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to E…
Drought Drought
Most of South-Central Texas outside of the Hill Country received less than 50% of normal precipitation during the month. This led to worsening drought conditions in 13 counties and unchanged conditions in 11. De Witt and Lee Counties had the largest changes from Moderate (D1) Dro…
Drought Drought
Nearly all of South-Central Texas received less than normal precipitation during November. Most of the area saw less than 25% of normal. This worsened the drought in some locations and maintained it most other places. However, Fayette and Gonzales Counties received enough rain to…
Drought Drought
October rainfall was less than 50% of normal across most of South-Central Texas and drought conditions worsened in four counties. Fayette and Gonzales Counties changed from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought while Dimmit and Lavaca went from Moderate (D1) Drough…
Drought Drought
September rainfall was less than 50% of normal across most of South-Central Texas and drought conditions worsened in most counties. De Witt and Fayette Counties saw the worst change from no drought to Severe (D2) Drought category. Bastrop, Gonzales, Hays, and Travis Counties went…
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in Flatonia.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced nickel to quarter size hail in Schulenburg.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail in Schulenburg.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Schulenburg.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced dime to quarter size hail in La Grange.
Drought Drought
Total precipitation for the month was 25%-50% of normal. However, there was enough during the last week of the month to get Bastrop and Fayette Counties out of Severe (D2) Drought category and into Moderate (D1) Drought.
Drought Drought
Most of South-Central Texas had another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespi…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snow and sleet started falling during the evening on the 20th. Sleet caused icy spots on I-10 and Hwy 71 before the precipitation turned over to all snow. Total accumulations reported by CoCoRaHS observers were 0.5 to 0.7 in La Grange. The Emergency Manager also reported 3.0 in F…
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Muldoon.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail on FM 609 between Mach Rd. and Black Jack Rd. near O'Quinn.
Drought Drought
Above normal rainfall during the last week of the month over the Coastal Plains helped Fayette and Karnes Counties improve from Severe (D2) Drought category to Moderate (D1) Drought category.
Drought Drought
Most of South-Central Texas received less than normal rainfall during the month, and the drought worsened or was unchanged. Fayette, Karnes, and Zavala Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) drought category to Severe (D2) drought. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and …
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
High pressure built over the southern part of the country allowing temperatures to climb above normal. In combination with high relative humidity heat indices rose to 115 degrees and higher. The heat index in New Braunfels reached 120, LaGrange hit 119, and the Randolph AFB Auxil…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that knocked down some trees and large tree limbs in Warda.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that damaged a barn and flipped a recreational vehicle off of FM 2714 near Winedale.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that uprooted some trees southeast of Ledbetter.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that blew down some one inch diameter tree limbs in Round Top.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that blew down some three inch diameter tree limbs in LaGrange.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of golf balls near the intersection of Hwy 71 and Justice Rd. near West Point.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail southwest of Round Top.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing numerous low water crossing between La Grange and Round Top.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing several low water crossings in the Schulenburg area.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing numerous low water crossings between Flatonia and Schulenburg.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing numerous low water crossings in the Muldoon area.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Cold temperatures and breezy winds combined to produce wind chill temperatures between 10 and 0 degrees during the night of the 16th and morning of the 17th.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Cold temperatures and breezy winds combined to produce wind chill temperatures below 0 degrees during the night of the 15th and morning of the 16th. The wind chill in Fayette County dropped to -4.
Drought Drought
While most of South Central Texas had another month of less than normal rainfall, there was enough in some places to bring some drought relief. De Witt County saw improvement from Extreme (D3) drought to Moderate (D1) drought. Fayette, Lavaca, and Lee Counties went from Severe (D…
Drought Drought
Much of South Central Texas received above normal rainfall in October, and there was improvement in the drought. The most improvement was in Bastrop, Fayette, Lee, and Williamson Counties all of which went from Exceptional (D4) category to Severe (D2). Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Cald…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that damaged some roofs in Flatonia.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 |
| 2024 | 18 | 0 |
| 2023 | 25 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 3 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 |
| 2015 | 11 | 1 |
| 2014 | 13 | 0 |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 19 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | 17 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 19 | 1 |
| 2003 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | 11 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 1 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 1 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 1 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 1 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 1 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 | 2 |
| 1973 | 2 | 2 |
| 1971 | 7 | 5 |
| 1970 | 2 | 1 |
| 1967 | 3 | 3 |
| 1965 | 2 | 1 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 |
| 1954 | 2 | 2 |
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