Texas, 1998Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Texas, March 16, 1998
March 16, 1998 · NWS EWX · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $9,000
- 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, Dimmit
- When
- March 16, 12:00 AM CST to 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dimmit County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 28.423, -99.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
General rainfall of 2 inches with isolated totals of up to 4 inches produced flash flooding over much of Dimmit County
Flash Flood, Zavala
- When
- March 16, 12:00 AM CST to 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Zavala County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 28.866, -99.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
General 2 inch rainfall with isolated totals near 4 inches caused flash flooding over much of Zavala County.
Thunderstorm Wind, Zavala
- When
- March 16, 12:10 AM CST to 12:20 AM CST
- Where
- Zavala County, 5 mi N of Crystal City
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 28.750, -99.820
Trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds.
- 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.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Ice Storm in Kansas, March 16 to 17, 1998$1.2 million · 39 events
- Ice Storm in Kansas, March 16 to 17, 1998$1.2 million · 24 events
- Ice Storm in Kansas, March 16 to 17, 1998$1.0 million · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 16, 1998$230,000 · 0.75 in hail · 6 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, March 16, 1998$138,000 · 9 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 16, 1998$200,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in Mississippi, March 16 to 17, 1998$95,000 · 4 events
- Damaging Wind in Texas, March 16, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Oklahoma, March 16 to 19, 1998$75,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, March 16, 1998$50,000 · 1 event
- Flooding in Nebraska, March 16 to 19, 1998$23,000 · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Texas, March 16, 1998$25,000 · 1 event
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: 5633512, 5633513, 5633514.