Louisiana, 1998

Drought in Louisiana, July 1 to 31, 1998

July 1 to 31, 1998 · NWS LCH · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

A mild to severe drought continued for the third straight month across southwest Louisiana. Most places only saw 2 to 3 inches of rain the entire month of July.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Floods
  • Wind
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.

A mild to severe drought continued for the third straight month across southwest Louisiana. Most places only saw 2 to 3 inches of rain the entire month of July. Specific dollar figure damages will be listed in the August 1998 Storm Data.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

8 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Acadia

When
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Acadia forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER

Drought, Allen

When
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Allen forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
30.653, -92.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Beauregard

When
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Beauregard forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
30.649, -93.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Calcasieu

When
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Calcasieu forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER

Drought, Evangeline

When
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Evangeline forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
30.729, -92.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Jefferson Davis

When
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Jefferson Davis forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER

Drought, Rapides

When
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Rapides forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
31.199, -92.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Vernon

When
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Vernon forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
31.108, -93.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Drought
A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Louisiana in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, July 1998

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5660547, 5660548, 5660549, 5660550, 5660625, 5660626, 5660627, 5660628.