Texas Storms in Fayette County Select Another County 3 storms         Image Gallery Click on thumbnails for larger image 1.   South-Central and East Texas May 22 to 28, 1936 The storm began at 7:00 a.m. May 22 on the Gulf Coast. Maximum recorded storm rainfall was 14.9 in. at La Grange in Fayette County. Deaths and Damage:   Unknown Max. Precipitation:   14.90 in. Severity:   Major Storm Storm Center(s):   Fayette Co., La Grange References:   U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, unpub. data no images available 2.   South-Central Texas June 28 to 30, 1940 Maximum recorded rainfall at Engle in Fayette County was 22.7 in. during the 2-day period June 29-30, with 17.5 in. 8:00 p.m. June 29 to 8:00 a.m. June 30. The heaviest 2-day rainfall at Smithville in Bastrop County was 20.40 in. June 29-30, with 16 in. 7:00 p.m. June 29 to 10:00 a.m. June 30. This record rainfall caused destructive floods along lower parts of the Colorado and Guadalupe Rivers and along upper parts of the Lavaca River and its creek tributaries. Deaths and Damage:   Two people drowned on the Colorado River, and seven lives were lost on the Lavaca River at Hallettsville. Property and crop losses were estimated at more than $1 million. Max. Precipitation:   22.70 in. Severity:   Major Storm Storm Center(s):   Fayette Co. References:   Breeding, 1948b, p. 1-7; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, unpub. data USGS_22 USGS_26 3.   South-Central Texas October 30 to 31, 1981 Flood-producing rains extended along the coastline from Corpus Christi to Port O’Connor and straight northward from these two points for about 120 mi inland. Six storm centers in south-central Texas had 6-13 in. of rain. Maximum recorded rainfall was 13.20 in. at La Grange in Fayette County. Deaths and Damage:   Unknown Max. Precipitation:   13.20 in. Severity:   Major Storm Storm Center(s):   Fayette Co., La Grange References:   National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1981 no images available