80
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
10
Direct injuries
$575K
Property damage
Flash Flood in Fayette County, Texas: 80 recorded events between 1996 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #272 nationally and #53 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Fayette County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Fayette County is the 2000s, when 41 of the county's 80 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Fayette County archive, flash flood makes up 28.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #272 for this hazard and #53 within Texas, putting it in the 91.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for flash flood in Fayette County with 14 recorded events, while Dec is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2009 | SCHULENBURG | 0 | 1 | 0 | $10K |
| Oct 17, 1998 | COUNTYWIDE | 0 | 0 | 10 | $300K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2026 | SCHULENBURG | — | $0 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | MULDOON | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | PRAHA | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | SCHULENBURG | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | WILLOW SPGS | 0 | $0 |
| May 9, 2023 | LA GRANGE | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 14, 2021 | FLATONIA MUNI ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 14, 2021 | RABBS PRAIRIE | 0 | $0 |
| May 19, 2021 | LA GRANGE | 0 | $0 |
| May 19, 2021 | FLATONIA MUNI ARPT | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Fayette County
- Hail 94
- Thunderstorm Wind 64
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
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 drowned.
Up to 3 inches of rain was produced by showers and thunderstorms in less than one hour between Plum and LaGrange. As a result of the heavy rainfall, FM609, FM154 were closed through the late night and into the early morning.
Moving eastward into Fayette County from Bastrop County just prior to midnight, rainfall over the western half of the county averaged 2 to 3 inches. Isolated totals of 6 to 8 were reported near LaGrange. According to the Fayette County Sheriff's Department, flash flooding closed numerous county roads from just after midnight until nearly 3 am.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Fayette County, Texas?
80 flash flood events are recorded in Fayette County between 1996 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Fayette County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Fayette County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Fayette County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flash Flood in Fayette County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/fayette-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.