Flash Flood, Wichita
- When
- August 3, 4:15 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Wichita Falls
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 3, 1998
An isolated severe thunderstorm developed over Wichita County during the late afternoon of the 3rd resulting in wind damage and flash flooding. The roof was blown off at Git-N-Go Texaco on Kell Boulevard in Wichita Falls.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $51,000
- 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 OUN wrote it up.
An isolated severe thunderstorm developed over Wichita County during the late afternoon of the 3rd resulting in wind damage and flash flooding. The roof was blown off at Git-N-Go Texaco on Kell Boulevard in Wichita Falls. Numerous power poles, trees and power lines were also downed across the city. One tree fell on a car. Damage was also reported at Midwestern State University, training camp of the Dallas Cowboys, where several bleachers, tents and fences were damaged. The most widespread damage occurred around Midwestern Parkway and Taft Boulevard. Two inches of rain fell in a short period of time causing many streets to flood in Wichita Falls. Many people needed to be rescued from their cars, including 2 police officers, due to high water. Power lines were also downed, and one mobile home was also blown over during the storm 7 miles north of Wichita Falls.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita
- When
- August 3, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, 7 mi N of Wichita Falls
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -98.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita
- When
- August 3, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Wichita Falls
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.900, -98.500
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.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Lightning Strike in Arkansas, August 3, 1998
- Flooding and Hail in Kansas, August 3 to 28, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Texas, August 3 to 30, 1998
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- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 3, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 3, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, August 3 to 27, 1998
More
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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: 5672601, 5672599, 5672600.