Texas, 1998Flash Flooding in Texas, January 4, 1998
January 4, 1998 · NWS HGX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
3 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $13,000
- 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.
Flash Flood, Harris
- When
- January 4, 4:45 PM CST to 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, Southeast Portion
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 29.857, -95.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Red Bluff in Pasdena flooded, feeder roads near Almeda Mall flooded
Flash Flood, Brazoria
- When
- January 4, 4:45 PM CST to 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Brazoria County, North Portion
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Coordinates
- 29.168, -95.434 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Street flooding in Pearland and Alvin. Church had high water in it in Alvin.
Flash Flood, Galveston
- When
- January 4, 4:45 PM CST to 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Galveston County, North Portion
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 29.298, -94.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Street flooding in South Shore Harbor and on feeder roads of I-45 at FM 517 and FM 518.
- 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.
- Flash Flooding and High Wind in California, January 4 to 25, 19982 deaths · $5,000 · 60 kt wind · 8 events
- Ice Storm in Kansas, January 4, 19981 death · 2 injured · $40,000 · 19 events
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, January 4 to 5, 19981 death · $20,000 · 3 events
- Winter Storm in Oregon, January 4, 19981 death · 1 injured · 1 event
- Ice Storm in Wisconsin, January 4 to 5, 199814 injured · $67,000 · 12 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, January 4 to 5, 19981 death · 3 events
- Ice Storm in Iowa, January 4, 1998$1.0 million · 51 events
- Winter Storm in Utah, January 4 to 5, 19986 injured · $30,000 · 19 events
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 4 to 6, 1998$150,000 · 3 events
- Winter Weather in New York, January 4 to 6, 1998$125,000 · 3 events
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, January 4 to 5, 1998$75,000 · 6 events
- Heavy Rain in Texas, January 4 to 5, 199846 events
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: 5628193, 5628194, 5628195.