Texas, 1998Flash Flooding in Texas, October 4, 1998
October 4, 1998 · NWS HGX · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
3 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- 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.
Flash Flood, Harris
- When
- October 4, 5:52 PM CST to 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, South Portion
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 29.857, -95.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Feeder roads flooded along I-45 in southern parts of the county.
Flash Flood, Galveston
- When
- October 4, 6:43 PM CST to 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Galveston County, South Portion
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.298, -94.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Highway 87 flooded from Crystal Beach to High Island. Street flooding in Dickinson. Water in homes in Baycliff and flooding in San Leon.
Flash Flood, Galveston
- When
- October 4, 7:57 PM CST to 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Galveston County, South Portion
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.298, -94.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Continued widespread flooding.
- 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.
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, October 4 to 5, 199810 deaths · $29 million · 8 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, October 4 to 5, 19987 injured · $7.6 million · F3 · 76 events
- Flash Flooding in Kansas, October 4 to 5, 19982 deaths · $12 million · 3 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, October 4 to 5, 19986 injured · $3.3 million · F2 · 76 events
- Flash Flooding in Kansas, October 4 to 5, 19985 injured · $1.4 million · 9 events
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Oklahoma, October 4 to 5, 19981 injured · $977,000 · 25 events
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, October 4 to 6, 1998$900,000 · 22 events
- Flash Flooding in Kansas, October 4 to 6, 1998$500,000 · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, October 4, 1998$405,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kansas, October 4 to 31, 1998$50,000 · 2.5 in hail · 44 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Kansas, October 4, 1998$110,000 · F1 · 3 events
- Blizzard in Wyoming, October 4 to 5, 1998$225,000 · 3 events
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: 5672302, 5672301, 5672303.