Fort Bend storm history

There was a heat related fatality when a six year old male was left in a vehicle.

Period of extremely hot weather. Long period of at least advisory levels. On June 16, a male construction worker died from hyperthermia while pouring concrete in the afternoon at a construction site. The heat index at nearby KSGR was 115 degrees at 4:00 PM CDT. In StormData perio…

Very cold air and gusty winds overspread SE Texas behind an Arctic front with wind chill indices from near zero to single digits for much the period from Sunday night to Tuesday morning. Increased power demand, wind and ice led to widespread power outages. Bursting pipes caused m…

There were numerous road closures around the Rosenberg and Richmond areas. Some of these roads included Highway 90 at Highway 36 and Lane Drive, Lane Drive at Mustang Road and I-69 at FM 762 and Reading Road. Major record level flooding of both the Brazos and San Bernard Rivers c…

Flash flooding occurred across the central and eastern part of the county. There were vehicles flooded with numerous impassable roadways in and around the Sugar Land and Rosenberg areas. There was one drowning fatality.

Pockets of damage with eastern part of county hardest hit. An estimated 200 roofs sustained damage. Three indirect fatalities due to carbon monoxide poisoning of a family using a generator with inadequate ventilation.

A 56 year old male driver of a vehicle drowned when he lost control on a water covered roadway on FM 1462 near the Fort Bend-Brazoria County line. The vehicle overturned and landed upside down in a deep ditch filled with water. The victim was discovered after 6 AM.

Lightning strike, 1 fatality. Landscaper sought refuge under tree near the Pecan Grove subdivision.

Three males struck after taking shelter under a large tree. One twenty-one year old died, two others (twenty-three and twenty-seven years old) were injured. Group was installing a chain-link fence.

Man struck and killed by lightning in rice field along FM 442.

Mesonet station 053CE 22 at Brazos Bend measured a 66 mph wind gust.

Numerous reported of winter precipitation were received from Fort Bend county. Winter precipitation began on the evening on the 20th as a member of the public reported sleet and graupel near Missouri City. Precipitation rates increased overnight, becoming predominantly snow durin…

A funnel cloud was observed.

Wind gust occurred at a Tempest Weather System site.

Golf ball sized hail was reported.

There was widespread tennis ball sized hail neat the intersection of Highway 36 and School Street.

Tennis ball sized hail caused some damage to homes across Needville.

Baseball sized hail was reported via mPing.

A member of the public reported golf ball-sized hail in Pleak.

Local media measured quarter-sized hail in the Richmond area.

A large tree, measuring at least 2 feet in diameter, was downed by strong thunderstorm wind gusts in the Greatwood area.

Quarter sized hail was reported.

Quarter sized hail was reported.

Ping pong ball sized hail was reported via mPing.

Quarter sized hail was reported.

Quarter sized hail was reported via mPing.

The wind gust occurred at the WeatherFlow station TXSUGAR66.

Numerous power lines were downed between Beasley and Needville.

A roof was blown off a house.

To start the month of October most of the region was in Extreme or D3 drought with other locations in Severe or D2. By the end of the month drought was mostly in the D2 range.

A heat wave gripped much of Southeast Texas in early September with at least advisory level conditions experienced for several days between September 5th and September 9th.

The county was in Extreme (D3) to Exceptional (D4) Drought for entire month of September due a long duration lack of rainfall and a very hot, dry period.

The extremely hot and humid summer continued with excessive heat warnings for most days between 8/5 and 8/26, and heat advisories for many others. This episode includes the first of two stretches of warning level conditions, mainly between 8/23 and 8/26.

The extremely hot and humid summer continued with excessive heat warnings for most days between 8/5 and 8/26, and heat advisories for many others.

Period of extremely hot weather, within a long period of at least Heat Advisory conditions. In StormData periods of conditions reaching Excessive Heat Warning levels are recorded.

Another stretch of warning level heat overspread the area with heat indices near 113 degrees Fahrenheit.

There was quarter sized hail in the Pecan Grove area.

There was ping pong sized hail near Falcon Landing Blvd.

There was quarter sized hail in Mission Bend.