Flash Flood, Bandera
- When
- October 1, 9:30 PM CST to October 2, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Bandera County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.747, -99.246 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Texas, October 1 to 2, 1998
Scattered showers and thunderstorms formed late in the evening of October 1st, moving slowly northward and continuing to reform between the towns of Hondo, Medina and Bandera. The most consistent rainfall remained over northwest Medina County and much of Bandera County through the early morning hours, then began to spread northward across Kerr and Gillespie Counties.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- $25,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS EWX wrote it up.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms formed late in the evening of October 1st, moving slowly northward and continuing to reform between the towns of Hondo, Medina and Bandera. The most consistent rainfall remained over northwest Medina County and much of Bandera County through the early morning hours, then began to spread northward across Kerr and Gillespie Counties. General rainfall of 1 to 2 inches fell from northwestern Medina County into much of Bandera and Kerr Counties as well as western Gillespie County. The heaviest amounts reported were 6 inches in central Bandera County, 5 inches in northwest Medina County, and 5 inches in central Kerr County. Numerous county roads and streets were under water.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Medina
- When
- October 1, 10:00 PM CST to 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Medina County, Northwest Portion
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.356, -99.110 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Kerr
- When
- October 2, 4:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kerr County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.062, -99.350 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- 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.
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5672392, 5672393, 5672394.