Lavaca 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.
36
Tornado reports
85
Hail reports
116
Floods since 1996
382
All events
4
Deaths
$13.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Lavaca County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 35 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.
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.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. A video on social media showed fast moving water closed Crockett and Bowie Sts. between N. La Grange St. and N. Texana St. in Hallettsville.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Edna St./CR 128 was closed by high water from Rickaway Branch.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. High water from Campbell Branch flooded CR 198 at FM 957.
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 in the drought. Bexar, Lavaca, Lee, and Williamson Counties improved from Severe (D2) Drought to Modera…
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail for 10 minutes northwest of the unincorporated community of Kinkler.
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 Storm Winter Storm
Sleet began during the evening of the 24th. Storm total accumulation of sleet in Hallettsville was 0.5.
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
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.
Drought 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…
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…
Drought Drought
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…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
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.
Lightning Lightning
A thunderstorm produced lightning that caused an oil field tank battery to catch fire near Sweet Home.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that knocked numerous trees and branches in Worthing.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail west of Hallettsville.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
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.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing CR 351 at Green Dickson Park on Boggy Creek in Shiner.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing CR 351, CR 352, CR 344, and 6th St. near and in Shiner.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
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.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
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.
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…
Drought Drought
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…
Drought Drought
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 Excessive Heat
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 …
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
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…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. TXDoT reported water over the road on FM 318 northeast of Yoakum.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in Ezzell.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of golf balls on FM 532 near the Lavaca/Gonzales county line.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Culverts filled with water and washed road edges on CR 532 east of Moulton.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
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.
Drought Drought
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…
Drought Drought
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 Lightning
Lightning struck a storage tank battery and semi-truck tractor trailer starting a fire approximately one mile north of Hallettsville on Hwy 77.
Drought Drought
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…
Drought Drought
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 …
Drought Drought
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…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 8 | 1 |
| 2011 | 12 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 11 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 19 | 2 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 |
| 2004 | 35 | 2 |
| 2003 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 3 |
| 1999 | 11 | 3 |
| 1998 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 1 |
| 1995 | 5 | 1 |
| 1994 | 15 | 2 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 4 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 |
| 1972 | 6 | 6 |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967 | 5 | 4 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 3 | 1 |
| 1959 | 2 | 0 |
| 1955 | 2 | 2 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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