Texas, 1998

Flood in Texas, August 18 to 19, 1998

August 18 to 19, 1998 · NWS EWX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The Leona River which begins just north of the city of Uvalde responded to the rainfall with a rapid rise as it moved south of the Uvalde-Zavala County line. It flooded several homes near Batesville, with additional evacuations and rescues required around the town.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
5
Property damage
$75,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 EWX wrote it up.

The Leona River which begins just north of the city of Uvalde responded to the rainfall with a rapid rise as it moved south of the Uvalde-Zavala County line. It flooded several homes near Batesville, with additional evacuations and rescues required around the town.

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1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Zavala

When
August 18, 9:00 PM CST to August 19, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Zavala forecast zone
Injuries
5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$75,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
28.866, -99.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5666556.