Fayette storm history

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in Flatonia.

A thunderstorm produced nickel to quarter size hail in Schulenburg.

A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail in Schulenburg.

A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Schulenburg.

A thunderstorm produced dime to quarter size hail in La Grange.

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.

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…

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…

A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Muldoon.

A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail on FM 609 between Mach Rd. and Black Jack Rd. near O'Quinn.

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.

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 …

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…

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that knocked down some trees and large tree limbs in Warda.

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that damaged a barn and flipped a recreational vehicle off of FM 2714 near Winedale.

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that uprooted some trees southeast of Ledbetter.

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that blew down some one inch diameter tree limbs in Round Top.

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that blew down some three inch diameter tree limbs in LaGrange.

A thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of golf balls near the intersection of Hwy 71 and Justice Rd. near West Point.

A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail southwest of Round Top.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing numerous low water crossing between La Grange and Round Top.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing several low water crossings in the Schulenburg area.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing numerous low water crossings between Flatonia and Schulenburg.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing numerous low water crossings in the Muldoon area.

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.

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.

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…

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…

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that damaged some roofs in Flatonia.

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bas…

The hot, dry summer continued this month. Nearly all of South Central Texas had less than normal rainfall. Most of the area northeast of a line from Kerrville to Karnes City received less than 25% of normal, and for most of our counties the drought worsened. Frio and Edwards went…

Excessive heat was observed nearly every day of August across parts of South Central Texas. The heat wave started on the 1st in Blanco, Caldwell, De Witt, Lavaca, Llano, Gonzales, Guadalupe, and Travis Counties when temperatures reached 105 to 107. The heat spread to most of the …

Strong high pressure settled over South Central Texas, and temperatures soared. The heat wave started on the 10th when temperatures in Blanco, Caldwell, De Witt, Hays, Llano and Travis Counties reached 105 degrees, and the heat index in Maverick County reached 114. The heat sprea…

Strong high pressure settled over South Central Texas, and temperatures and heat indices soared. High temperatures reached 105-107 at Pleasanton, San Antonio Stinson, Kenedy, Llano, Hondo, Castroville, and Austin Camp Mabry. Heat index was 113-115 at La Grange, Gonzales, San Marc…

Strong high pressure settled over South Central Texas, and temperatures and heat indices soared. The heat wave started on the 14th in Atascosa County where the heat index reached 113. The excessive heat expanded over the next several days until it reached its peak on the 21st whe…

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that knocked down a tree. The downed tree blocked the westbound lane of Hwy 159 approximately five miles outside of La Grange.

A thunderstorm produced nickel to quarter size hail in La Grange.

A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail southeast of La Grange.