Flash Flood, Uvalde
- When
- August 24, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Uvalde County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.357, -99.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Texas, August 24, 1998
Showers and thunderstorms left over from the devastating rainfall over Val Verde County continued to spread slowly eastward, moving into Uvalde, Edwards and Real Counties. Although rainfall amounts were only 2 to 3 inches, the soil was already saturated from the previous night's rain and all creeks and streams were swollen and near flooding.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Showers and thunderstorms left over from the devastating rainfall over Val Verde County continued to spread slowly eastward, moving into Uvalde, Edwards and Real Counties. Although rainfall amounts were only 2 to 3 inches, the soil was already saturated from the previous night's rain and all creeks and streams were swollen and near flooding. Flash flooding redeveloped before sunrise and continued into the morning.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Real
- When
- August 24, 5:30 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Real County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.832, -99.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Kinney
- When
- August 24, 10:30 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kinney County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.350, -100.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
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The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood and Hail in New York, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 24, 1998
- Rip Current in New York, August 24, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Ohio, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Illinois, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 24, 1998
- Flooding in Texas, August 24 to 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Maine, August 24, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, August 24, 1998
More
Every storm in Texas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, August 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5666652, 5666653, 5666654.