Drought, Hardin
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 12:00 AM 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, June 1 to 30, 1998
A mild to moderate drought continued across southeast Texas in the month of June. Only two days provided any relief from the dry weather - June 5th and June 26th.
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 moderate drought continued across southeast Texas in the month of June. Only two days provided any relief from the dry weather - June 5th and June 26th. Many places recorded less than two inches of rain for the entire month of June.Crop losses continued to mount, primarily in the rice business, as well as forestry resources. exact dollar figures will be published in the July 1998 Storm Data.
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
- June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Jefferson
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Newton
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Newton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Orange
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Tyler
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 12:00 AM 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 Louisiana, June 1 to 30, 1998
- Heat in Texas, June 1 to 19, 1998
- Drought in Texas, June 1 to 30, 1998
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, June 1, 1998
- Flood in California, June 1 to 30, 1998
- Drought in Louisiana, June 1 to 30, 1998
- Heat in South Carolina, June 1 to 30, 1998
- Heat in Florida, June 1 to 30, 1998
- Heat in Texas, June 1 to 30, 1998
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 1 to 2, 1998
- Lightning Strikes in Pennsylvania, June 1, 1998
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, June 1, 1998
More
Every storm in Texas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, June 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: 5651924, 5651925, 5651926, 5651927, 5651928, 5651929.