Event narrative (NOAA)
Tropical Storm force winds and winds gusts caused minor tree damage. A few trees were uprooted. The highest rainfall total was 29.19 inches outside of LaGrange in Fayette County. Most locations in Fayette County received 20 or more inches of rain. Heavy rain and flooding caused the evacuation of about 400 residents as the Colorado River at LaGrange rose to 54.2 feet. This was the third highest crest ever. Much of the city below Waters Street was flooded. Schools in the Fayetteville Independent School District sustained $80,000 damage. There were roughly 400 impacted homes across the county, 200 had substantial flood damage, 150 moderate damage, and 50 minor damage. About 2 dozen businesses in and near LaGrange sustained major flood damage. Flooding was mainly along the Colorado River f
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.