Flood, Shelby
- When
- January 6, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.792, -94.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
FM 417 east of Center and US Highway 84 west of Joaquin flooded.
Flash Flooding and Flood in Texas, January 6, 1998
3 flash flood, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 79 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:00 UTC.
Event by event
3 flash flood, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Harrison
- When
- January 6, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Harrison County, 3 mi N of Hallsville
- Coordinates
- 32.548, -94.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
FM 449 flooded and closed.
Flash Flood, Gregg
- When
- January 6, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gregg County, Longview
- Coordinates
- 32.481, -94.817 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Highway 14 and Ford Road closed by high waters.
Flash Flood, Smith
- When
- January 6, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Smith County, Tyler
- Coordinates
- 32.375, -95.269 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Black Fork Creek overflowed on U.S. Highway 69 closing the road.
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.
- 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
- Ice Storm in New York, January 6 to 9, 1998
- Ice Storm in Vermont, January 6 to 9, 1998
- Hail in Texas, January 6, 1998
- Hail in Texas, January 6, 1998
- Ice Storm in Vermont, January 6 to 9, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Texas, January 6, 1998
- Flooding in New York, January 6 to 12, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Louisiana, January 6 to 7, 1998
- Hail in Texas, January 6, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, January 6 to 7, 1998
- Winter Weather in New York, January 6 to 9, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Mississippi, January 6 to 7, 1998
More
Every storm in Texas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, January 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: 5627366, 5627367, 5627368, 5627369.