Lavaca storm history

Extreme cold temperatures and breezy winds combined to produce wind chill values of -5 to -10 degrees F. These are estimates based on nearby county observations. Direct fatality information was obtained from the Emergency Manager.

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…

Most of South-Central Texas received above normal precipitation during the month. Some places had two to three times their normal. This resulted in Caldwell, De Witt, and Lavaca Counties moving from Severe (D2) drought category to Moderate (D1) drought.

Most of South-Central Texas had near to below normal precipitation in April, and the drought mostly was unchanged or worsened. Only Burnet, Lavaca, and Williamson Counties improved from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Severe (D2) Drought. Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Val Verde, and…

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…

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala cou…

Snow and sleet started falling during the evening on the 20th. TxDOT reported icy patches on bridges and overpasses on Hwy 77 and FM 523 in Hallettsville before the precipitation changed to all snow. A CoCoRaHS observer reported 1.0 in Moulton.

A thunderstorm produced lightning that caused an oil field tank battery to catch fire near Sweet Home.

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that knocked numerous trees and branches in Worthing.

A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail west of Hallettsville.

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that damaged some signs and buildings and uprooted several trees at the City Park and Golf Course in Hallettsville.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing CR 351 at Green Dickson Park on Boggy Creek in Shiner.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing CR 351, CR 352, CR 344, and 6th St. near and in Shiner.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing Crockett St. at N. Texana St. and CR 128/Edna St. at Rickaway Branch in Hallettsville.

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that blew a tree onto a power line on Alt US Hwy 77 near the railroad crossing in Yoakum.

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…

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 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…

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. TXDoT reported water over the road on FM 318 northeast of Yoakum.

A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in Ezzell.

A thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of golf balls on FM 532 near the Lavaca/Gonzales county line.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Culverts filled with water and washed road edges on CR 532 east of Moulton.

Temperatures dropped to 17 degrees with wind speeds 12-25 mph producing wind chill temperatures as low as 1 degree. These are estimates based on nearby county observations.

Parts of South Central Texas received above normal rainfall in November including the northern Hill Country, the northern part of the I-35 corridor, and the Coastal Plains. Most of the rest of the area continued to have below normal rain. This had mostly positive effects on the d…

Rainfall was a bit of a mixed bag in October. A swath of the central part of the area had 10-50% of normal. The area along the Rio Grande had 100-200% of normal. The rest of the area was in between. There was enough rainfall in Bandera County for that county to improve from Extre…

Lightning struck a storage tank battery and semi-truck tractor trailer starting a fire approximately one mile north of Hallettsville on Hwy 77.

After beneficial rain in August, dry weather returned in September. Most of South Central Texas had below normal precipitation and drought conditions worsened or remained the same. Guadalupe and Hays Counties worsened from Extreme (D3) category to Exceptional (D4) category. Bande…

Several heavy rain episodes during August led to above normal precipitation across South Central Texas. Much of the western half of the area received three to four times their normal. The result was improvement on the drought in all but two counties. Atascosa, Karnes, and Zavala …

July was another month with below normal precipitation across nearly all of South Central Texas and the drought continued to worsen. Bexar, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Wilson, and Zavala Counties moved from Extreme (D3) to Exceptional (D4) drought. Cald…

June was another month with below normal precipitation across South Central Texas and the drought continued to worsen. Atascosa and Edwards Counties moved from Extreme (D3) to Exceptional (D4) drought. Comal, De Witt, Gonzales, and Guadalupe moved from Severe (D2) to D3. Caldwell…

May was another dry month across most of South Central Texas which exacerbated the ongoing drought. In Blanco, Karnes, Kendall, and Kerr Counties the drought worsened to Exceptional (D4) drought. Hays and Williamson Counties moved into Severe (D2) drought for the first time. Band…

Most of South Central Texas had another dry month in April with all but a few spots receiving less than normal rainfall. This led to a worsening of drought conditions for Atascosa, Bandera, Burnet, Gillespie, Llano, Medina, Real, and Uvalde Counties all of which went from Extreme…

Light freezing rain and sleet fell across the county, but there were no impacts. A CO-OP observer in Hallettsville reports 0.01 of ice accumulated.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. FM 532 at the Lavaca River was flooded in Moulton. Up to 5.12 inches of rain fell in Moulton.

Lightning struck an oil tank battery southwest of Hallettsville. The lightning strike caused an explosion and fire. Of the eight tanks on site, three were destroyed and five severely damaged.

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 75 mph that damaged a barn and some trees near Sublime.

April brought much above normal precipitation to most of the eastern half of South Central Texas. Some places had more than three times normal. All of this rain was sufficient to improve drought conditions to better than Severe (D2) Drought category in Bandera, Bexar, Comal, De W…

A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near Moulton.