Drought in Texas, July 1 to 31, 1998

Name: Drought in Texas, July 1 to 31, 1998
Start: 1998-07-01T00:00
End: 1998-07-31T00:00
Location: Texas

July 1 to 31, 1998 · NWS SHV · 21 events in 21 counties and zones

21 drought, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 21 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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Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 21

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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

21 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Angelina

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Angelina forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 31.255, -94.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Bowie

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Bowie forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.446, -94.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Camp

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Camp forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 32.973, -94.978 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cass

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Cass forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.078, -94.344 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cherokee

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Cherokee forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 31.837, -95.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Franklin

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Franklin forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.176, -95.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Gregg

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Gregg forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 32.481, -94.817 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Harrison

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Harrison forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 32.548, -94.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Marion

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 32.798, -94.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Morris

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Morris forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.114, -94.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Nacogdoches

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Nacogdoches forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 31.616, -94.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Panola

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Panola forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 32.162, -94.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Red River

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Red River forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.621, -95.050 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Rusk

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Rusk forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 32.108, -94.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Sabine

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Sabine forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 31.343, -93.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, San Augustine

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
Where: San Augustine forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 31.394, -94.168 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Shelby

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Shelby forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 31.792, -94.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Smith

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Smith forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 32.375, -95.269 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Titus

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Titus forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.217, -94.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Upshur

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Upshur forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 32.736, -94.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Wood

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Wood forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 32.786, -95.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Drought: A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, July 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: 5657812, 5657813, 5657814, 5657815, 5657816, 5657817, 5657818, 5657819, 5657820, 5657821, 5657822, 5657823, 5657824, 5657825, 5657826, 5657827, 5657828, 5657829, 5657830, 5657831, 5657832.