Lee storm history

Extreme cold temperatures and breezy winds combined to produce wind chill values of -5 to -10 degrees F.

A vehicle was swept off the road due to swift water. The driver was found deceased the next day due to apparent drowning.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of FM 1624 at West Yegua Creek near Fedor where a vehicle was swept off the road by flood waters. The driver of the vehicle was found dead.

Heavy rainfall continued to spread eastward during the mid afternoon, and by early evening, accumulations over the northwestern portion of Lee County was approaching 4 inches. Flash flooding formed just before sunset and continued into the early morning hours of the 16th. Maximum…

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…

A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail at CR 326 and CR 109 in Lincoln.

A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Loebau.

Snow started falling during the evening on the 20th. A CoCoRaHS observer reported total accumulation of 0.5 in Dime Box.

A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in Lexington.

A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Lexington.

A thunderstorm produced wind gust estimated at 60 mph that knocked down numerous tree limbs along Hwy 21 near Private Rd. 8043 east of Manheim.

A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Lexington.

A thunderstorm produced hail up to two inches in diameter in Giddings.

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that knocked down several trees west of Blue.

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts of 56 kts measured by a personal weather station in Manheim.

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 between 10 and 0 degrees during the night of the 15th and morning of the 16th.

Cold temperatures and breezy winds combined to produce wind chill temperatures between 10 and 0 degrees during the night of the 14th and morning of the 15th.

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…

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 …

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…

Dry weather continued in July. Most of South Central Texas had less than normal rainfall with the Hill Country and I-35 corridor less than 25% of normal. The lack of rain made the drought worse across the region. Gillespie and Kerr Counties went from Extreme (D3) drought to Excep…

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 quarter size hail in Giddings.

A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail west of Fedor.

Light freezing rain and freezing drizzle began on the afternoon of the 30th and continued off and on until February 2. The icing was mainly on trees and elevated surfaces. The cost of damage was estimated at $370,000.

Temperatures dropped to 14 degrees with wind speeds 10-24 mph producing wind chill temperatures as low as -2 degrees.

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…

Light snow was reported in Lexington. There were no impacts.

Sleet was reported in Lincoln and Dime Box. There were no impacts.

A strong cold front brought cold air to South Central Texas. This was followed by an upper level trough that generated light precipitation across the region. Precipitation was a mix of sleet, snow, freezing rain, and rain. There was very little accumulation and no significant imp…

Snowfall overnight on the 14th and 15th blanketed the county with as much as 6.0'. Some snow totals included 4.0' in Lincoln, 5.5' in Giddings, and 6.0' in Dime Box.

An upper level low pressure center moved across Texas cooling the atmosphere above the boundary layer leading to precipitation changing from rain to sleet and snow. Snowfall totals ranged from two inches to six inches. The highest snow totals were in Jarrell and Leander in Willia…

Most of South Central Texas received enough rain to bring drought relief in January. Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties all improved to bett…

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moder…

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera,…

Temperatures exceeded 105 degrees across Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Fayette, Gillespie, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kerr, Lee, Llano, Medina, Travis, and Uvalde Counties. The temperature reached 110 in Luling and 109 in New Braunfels.

A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail in Lexington.