Flash Flood, Hays
- When
- February 21, 5:45 PM CST to 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hays County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 30.058, -98.031 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Texas, February 21, 1998
Flash flooding developed over low water crossings and across numerous county roads as rainfall of generally 2 to 3 inches with isolated 4 inch totals fell across the area.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $35,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Flash flooding developed over low water crossings and across numerous county roads as rainfall of generally 2 to 3 inches with isolated 4 inch totals fell across the area. The most severe flooding occurred in Lavaca and DeWitt Counties
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 39 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:45 UTC.
Event by event
6 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Caldwell
- When
- February 21, 6:00 PM CST to 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.837, -97.620 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Travis
- When
- February 21, 6:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Travis County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 30.335, -97.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Gonzales
- When
- February 21, 6:30 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gonzales County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.457, -97.492 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Lavaca
- When
- February 21, 7:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lavaca County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.384, -96.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, De Witt
- When
- February 21, 7:30 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- De Witt County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.082, -97.357 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Utah, February 21 to 27, 1998
- Cold in South Carolina, February 21, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 21, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, February 21, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 21, 1998
- Flooding in California, February 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in California, February 21 to 22, 1998
- Winter Storm in California, February 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in California, February 21, 1998
- Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in California, February 21, 1998
More
Every storm in Texas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, February 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: 5631634, 5631635, 5631636, 5631637, 5631638, 5631639.