Drought, Bailey
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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, October 1 to 31, 1998
The long-term drought continued in October across the Texas South Plains. Additional information, including rough crop damage estimates, will be included in later months once the impact of the drought is better determined.
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 long-term drought continued in October across the Texas South Plains. Additional information, including rough crop damage estimates, will be included in later months once the impact of the drought is better determined.
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
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 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
- Drought in Texas, October 1 to 31, 1998
- Drought in Virginia, October 1 to 31, 1998
- Drought in Virginia, October 1 to 31, 1998
- Strong Wind in New York, October 1, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Kansas, October 1, 1998
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, October 1, 1998
- High Wind in New York, October 1, 1998
- Drought in West Virginia, October 1 to 31, 1998
- Damaging Wind and High Wind in New York, October 1, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, October 1 to 2, 1998
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, October 1, 1998
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, October 1, 1998
More
Every storm in Texas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, October 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: 5670629, 5670630, 5670631, 5670632, 5670633, 5670634, 5670635, 5670636, 5670637, 5670638, 5670639, 5670640, 5670641, 5670642, 5670643, 5670644, 5670645, 5670722, 5670723, 5670724, 5670725, 5670726, 5670727, 5670728.