Widespread heavy rainfall began to fall again through the mid morning of the 18th. General 3 to 4 inch amounts were reported with totals nearing 10 inches south and west of Uvalde.
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The episode as NWS EWX wrote it up.
Widespread heavy rainfall began to fall again through the mid morning of the 18th. General 3 to 4 inch amounts were reported with totals nearing 10 inches south and west of Uvalde. Severe flash flooding developed very quickly in Uvalde County. The river gauge 9 miles southwest of Uvalde measured 9.16 inches, and the Texas A&M Ag research station in Uvalde 5.65 inches. .US highways 90, 55, and 83 were flooded in places. Autos were washed downstream and rescues performed on Highways 83 and 55. Several cars were washed downstream with rescues at a low area of FM 481. In all, 18 rescues were performed in autos and residences in Uvalde and Zavala Counties and over 25 people evacuated from their homes.. Flood waves moving down the Nueces and Leona Rivers caused additional problems later.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, August 1998
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5666552, 5666553, 5666554.