Flood, De Witt
- When
- November 13, 10:00 PM CST to November 15, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- De Witt forecast zone
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 29.082, -97.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Texas, November 13 to 15, 1998
25', flood stage 20', minor lowland flooding; far below the devastating 50' flood levels of last October. Sandies Creek, a tributary from the west reached moderate lowland flooding, inundating the approaches to the Westhoff/Cheapside Road bridge over a half mile.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- $30,000
- 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 Guadalupe River at Cuero crested at 25.25', flood stage 20', minor lowland flooding; far below the devastating 50' flood levels of last October. Sandies Creek, a tributary from the west reached moderate lowland flooding, inundating the approaches to the Westhoff/Cheapside Road bridge over a half mile.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding in Texas, November 13, 1998
- Dense Fog in California, November 13, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Texas, November 13 to 14, 1998
- Dense Fog in California, November 13, 1998
- Flooding in Texas, November 13 to 15, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, November 13, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, November 13, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, November 13, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, November 13, 1998
- Dense Fog in Arizona, November 13, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, November 13, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, November 13, 1998
More
Every storm in Texas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, November 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5669936.