Aug 31, 2001
As the showers and thunderstorms continued moving southeastward, they entered Lavaca and DeWitt Counties just after midnight. Falling over soils that remained saturated from the extreme rainfall of the past two days, rain accumulations averaged almost three inches, with amounts over 6 inches in southern Gonzales County, across all but the eastern three-quarters of DeWitt County and the western three-quarters of Lavaca County. Highest amounts were 10 inch totals between Cuero and Hocheim and Sm
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5260992). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lavaca County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.