Drought, Hardin
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Hardin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 30.332, -94.390 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Texas, July 1 to 31, 1998
A mild to severe drought continued for the third straight month across southeast Texas. Most places saw less than two to three inches of rain the entire month of July.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 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 LCH wrote it up.
A mild to severe drought continued for the third straight month across southeast Texas. Most places saw less than two to three inches of rain the entire month of July.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Jasper
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Jefferson
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Newton
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Newton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Orange
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Tyler
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Tyler forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 30.771, -94.377 (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
- Heat in Texas, July 1 to 31, 1998
- Heat in Louisiana, July 1 to 31, 1998
- Heat in Texas, July 1 to 31, 1998
- Wildfire in Florida, July 1 to 10, 1998
- Heat in Louisiana, July 1 to 31, 1998
- Heat in Illinois, July 1 to 2, 1998
- Flash Flood in New York, July 1, 1998
- Flash Flood in Vermont, July 1, 1998
- Flash Flood in New York, July 1, 1998
- Flash Flood in Vermont, July 1, 1998
- Flash Flood in Vermont, July 1, 1998
- Flash Flood in Vermont, July 1, 1998
More
Every storm in Texas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5660629, 5660630, 5660631, 5660632, 5660633, 5660634.