Drought, Bailey
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bailey forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.069, -102.830 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Texas, June 1 to 30, 1998
The ongoing drought across West Texas caused significant crop damage across the South Plains, extreme southern panhandle, and the Low Rolling Plains in June. This event will be described in more detail in later months after the impact on crops is better known.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 24 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
- 24
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 LUB wrote it up.
The ongoing drought across West Texas caused significant crop damage across the South Plains, extreme southern panhandle, and the Low Rolling Plains in June. This event will be described in more detail in later months after the impact on crops is better known.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
24 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Briscoe
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Briscoe forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.530, -101.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Castro
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Castro forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.530, -102.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Childress
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Childress forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.529, -100.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Cochran
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cochran forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.604, -102.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Cottle
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cottle forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.078, -100.279 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Crosby
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crosby forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.615, -101.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Dickens
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dickens forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.617, -100.779 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Floyd
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Floyd forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.072, -101.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Garza
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Garza forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.180, -101.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hale
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hale forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.071, -101.827 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hall
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hall forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.531, -100.681 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hockley
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hockley forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.608, -102.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Kent
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kent forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.181, -100.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, King
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- King forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.617, -100.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lamb
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lamb forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.069, -102.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lubbock
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lubbock forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.610, -101.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lynn
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lynn forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.177, -101.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Motley
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Motley forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.074, -100.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Parmer
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Parmer forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.530, -102.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Stonewall
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stonewall forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.179, -100.253 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Swisher
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Swisher forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.530, -101.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Terry
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Terry forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.174, -102.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Yoakum
- When
- June 1, 1:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Yoakum forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.173, -102.828 (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: 5654530, 5654531, 5654532, 5654533, 5654534, 5654535, 5654536, 5654537, 5654538, 5654539, 5654540, 5654541, 5654542, 5654543, 5654544, 5654545, 5654546, 5654547, 5654548, 5654549, 5654550, 5654551, 5654552, 5654649.