Texas, 1998

Flood in Texas, November 12 to 14, 1998

November 12 to 14, 1998 · NWS EWX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The Navidad River began flooding just before midnight Thursday night and continued through the afternoon on Saturday. Major flooding was reported along the river, although no homes were actually flooded.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 EWX wrote it up.

The Navidad River began flooding just before midnight Thursday night and continued through the afternoon on Saturday. Major flooding was reported along the river, although no homes were actually flooded. The river gauge at Highway 90A crested at 30.30', very near the 30.83' of the October 18, 1994, that did flood several homes downstream. Still, much of Lavaca County was isolated for an extended period as secondary roads and bridges flooded severely. Large scale evacuation of livestock from flood prone pastures to higher ones saved high livestock losses

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1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Lavaca

When
November 12, 11:30 PM CST to November 14, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Lavaca forecast zone
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.384, -96.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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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: 5669929.