Texas, 1998Flash Flooding in Texas, January 6, 1998
January 6, 1998 · NWS FWD · 3 events in 1 county or zone
3 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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, Anderson
- When
- January 6, 1:00 AM CST to 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Anderson County, Palestine
- Coordinates
- 31.813, -95.653 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous county roads were flooded. A bridge over Catfish Creek had five feet of water over it.
Flash Flood, Anderson
- When
- January 6, 8:54 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Anderson County, Palestine
- Coordinates
- 31.813, -95.653 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several roads across the county remained closed due to flooding.
Flash Flood, Anderson
- When
- January 6, 5:38 PM CST to 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Anderson County, Palestine
- Coordinates
- 31.813, -95.653 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several roads across the county were closed due to high water.
- 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.
- Ice Storm in New York, January 6 to 9, 19981 death · $11 million · 5 events
- Ice Storm in Vermont, January 6 to 9, 19981 injured · $5.8 million · 4 events
- Hail in Texas, January 6, 1998$2.0 million · 4.5 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Texas, January 6, 1998$1.1 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event
- Ice Storm in Vermont, January 6 to 9, 1998$480,000 · 6 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, January 6, 1998$500,000 · 4 events
- Flooding in New York, January 6 to 12, 1998$410,000 · 8 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Louisiana, January 6 to 7, 1998$275,000 · 11 events
- Hail in Texas, January 6, 1998$250,000 · 4.5 in hail · 3 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, January 6 to 7, 1998$108,000 · 60 kt wind · 20 events
- Winter Weather in New York, January 6 to 9, 1998$240,000 · 3 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Mississippi, January 6 to 7, 1998$185,000 · 5 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: 5629531, 5629532, 5629679.