Storm History: Fayette County, Texas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Fayette County, Texas: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 376
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 20
- Damage
- $60 million
- Episodes
- 271
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 93 | 1 | 10 | $844,000 |
| Tornado | 84 | 1 | 4 | $7.5 million |
| Hail | 83 | 0 | 0 | $180,000 |
| Drought | 58 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 16 | 0 | 0 | $354,000 |
| Winter Storm | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $50 million |
| Excessive Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | 5 | $300,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 2 | 1 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 1 | $10,000 |
| Ice Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tropical Storm, August 26, 2017
- Tornado, May 3, 2019
- Tornado, April 17, 1991
- Wildfire, September 5, 2011
- Flash Flood, October 17, 1998
- Flood, October 17, 1998
- Tornado, October 18, 1960
- Tornado, December 23, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2003
- Tornado, August 11, 2003
- Tornado, May 17, 2021
- Flash Flood, November 12, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2003
- Hail, January 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2002
- Tornado, April 20, 2023
- Tornado, June 5, 1998
- Flash Flood, October 10, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 1998
- Flash Flood, October 8, 2002
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, March 18, 2018
- Hail, December 24, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2013
- Hail, April 24, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2007
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2004
- Hail, May 4, 2000
- Hail, February 15, 1993
- Hail, May 2, 2025
- Flash Flood, January 22, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2016
- Flash Flood, November 22, 2014
- Hail, March 19, 2013
- Hail, June 26, 2002
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 30, 1954
- Tornado, February 11, 1965
- Tornado, September 20, 1967
- Tornado, April 29, 1975
- Tornado, May 9, 1981
- Tornado, May 29, 1994
- Tornado, January 21, 1965
- Tornado, September 21, 1967
- Tornado, September 22, 1967
- Tornado, May 15, 1970
- Tornado, February 25, 1971
- Tornado, October 11, 1973
- Tornado, April 23, 1981
- Tornado, May 18, 1981
- Tornado, September 17, 1988
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 31, 2025
- Drought, September 30, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2025
- Hail, May 2, 2025
- Drought, April 1, 2025
- Drought, March 18, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2025
- Hail, December 24, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2024
- Drought, November 26, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 4, 2024
- Hail, May 16, 2024
- Hail, February 11, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 22, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 14, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Drought, August 31, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 6, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 25, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 14, 2023
- Hail, June 3, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2023
- Tornado, April 20, 2023
- Hail, April 15, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 2023
- Drought, March 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 30, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 13, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2021
- Tornado, May 28, 2021
- Tornado, May 17, 2021
- Drought, April 1, 2021
- Drought, March 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2020
- Excessive Heat, July 13, 2020
- Hail, January 10, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Hail, June 6, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2019
- Tornado, May 3, 2019
- Flash Flood, October 31, 2018
- Hail, March 18, 2018
- Wildfire, March 10, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2017
- Tropical Storm, August 26, 2017
- Tornado, May 23, 2017
- Hail, May 3, 2017
- Tornado, April 1, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2016
- Tropical Storm, June 16, 2015
- Tornado, May 25, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2015
- Tornado, April 24, 2015
- Hail, April 19, 2015
- Hail, April 16, 2015
- Flash Flood, November 22, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2014
- Hail, April 7, 2014
- Hail, March 28, 2014
- Hail, March 3, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2014
- Drought, February 1, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Drought, July 1, 2013
- Drought, June 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Hail, March 19, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2012
- Hail, April 20, 2012
- Drought, February 1, 2012
- Drought, January 1, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2011
- Drought, November 1, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Wildfire, September 5, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2011
- Drought, August 1, 2011
- Drought, July 1, 2011
- Drought, June 1, 2011
- Hail, May 25, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2011
- Drought, May 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2010
- Hail, September 28, 2009
- Flash Flood, April 16, 2009
- Strong Wind, April 2, 2009
- Hail, February 10, 2009
- Hail, December 9, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 25, 2008
- Hail, February 25, 2008
- Flash Flood, November 17, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2007
- Tornado, July 15, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2007
- Hail, April 24, 2007
- Tornado, March 31, 2007
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2007
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2006
- Flash Flood, September 17, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2005
- Hail, March 7, 2005
- Tornado, November 23, 2004
- Tornado, November 23, 2004
- Flood, November 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, November 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, November 21, 2004
- Flash Flood, October 2, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2004
- Tornado, June 8, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2004
- Flash Flood, April 25, 2004
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2004
- Tornado, August 11, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2003
- Hail, May 16, 2003
- Hail, April 24, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2003
- Flood, February 21, 2003
- Flash Flood, February 20, 2003
- Tornado, December 30, 2002
- Tornado, December 23, 2002
- Flood, November 5, 2002
- Flash Flood, November 4, 2002
- Flash Flood, October 24, 2002
- Flash Flood, October 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2002
- Hail, June 26, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2002
- Flood, November 16, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2000
- Hail, November 12, 2000
- Tornado, November 12, 2000
- Flash Flood, November 5, 2000
- Flash Flood, November 3, 2000
- Drought, October 1, 2000
- Drought, September 1, 2000
- Drought, August 1, 2000
- Hail, May 4, 2000
- Hail, March 10, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 1999
- Flash Flood, May 28, 1999
- Hail, February 27, 1999
- Flash Flood, January 1, 1999
- Flash Flood, November 13, 1998
- Flash Flood, November 12, 1998
- Flood, October 17, 1998
- Flash Flood, October 17, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 1998
- Tornado, July 14, 1998
- Tornado, June 5, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 5, 1998
- Hail, April 27, 1998
- Hail, January 11, 1998
- Flash Flood, October 13, 1997
- Flash Flood, October 10, 1997
- Flash Flood, June 6, 1997
- Flash Flood, May 24, 1997
- Flash Flood, April 25, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 11, 1997
- Drought, August 1, 1996
- Drought, July 1, 1996
- Flash Flood, June 26, 1996
- Drought, June 1, 1996
- Drought, May 1, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 1996
- Drought, April 1, 1996
- Winter Storm, February 1, 1996
- Hail, June 11, 1995
- Tornado, May 31, 1995
- Tornado, March 13, 1995
- Hail, March 8, 1995
- Tornado, May 30, 1994
- Tornado, May 29, 1994
- Hail, February 27, 1994
- Hail, January 27, 1994
- Hail, February 15, 1993
- Hail, January 23, 1993
- Tornado, June 1, 1992
- Tornado, May 27, 1992
- Tornado, April 19, 1992
- Tornado, March 3, 1992
- Tornado, April 17, 1991
- Hail, April 14, 1991
- Tornado, April 13, 1991
- Hail, June 25, 1990
- Tornado, June 1, 1989
- Tornado, May 13, 1989
- Tornado, September 17, 1988
- Hail, November 24, 1986
- Hail, May 9, 1986
- Tornado, May 18, 1981
- Tornado, May 9, 1981
- Tornado, April 23, 1981
- Tornado, August 22, 1980
- Tornado, May 17, 1980
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Fayette CountyEvery warning in Fayette County since 1986Every county in Texas
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.