Nov 4, 2002
A cold front moved across South Central Texas on Sunday, November 3. In its wake an area of widespread cold rain and showers developed along and east of the I-35 corridor. Although rain amounts in the following 24 hours were not excessive, the maximum bing near 4 inches, the deeply saturated nature of the area soils due to previous rains produced far more severe than usual flash flooding problems. As little as 1 to 2 inches of rain in 3 hour periods were often enough to fill creeks and stream
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5323334). 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.