Texas, 1998Flash Flood in Texas, October 18, 1998
October 18, 1998 · NWS BRO · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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Flash Flood, Starr
- When
- October 18, 3:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Starr County, Rio Grande City
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 26.562, -98.738 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Widespread street flooding. Fifty houses damaged by high water, mainly in the Las Lomas and Chaparral Subdivisions.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, October 18 to 19, 19981 death · 1 injured · $548,000 · F2 · 38 events
- Wildfire in California, October 18 to 24, 19987 injured · $400,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in Texas, October 18, 1998$100,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Tornado in Texas, October 18, 1998$50,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Tornado in Texas, October 18, 1998$25,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Texas, October 18, 1998$20,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Texas, October 18, 1998$20,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Texas, October 18, 19981 event
- Flood in Oklahoma, October 18 to 20, 19981 event
- Tornado in Texas, October 18, 1998$10,000 · F0 · 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5672114.