Texas, 1998Flash Flood in Texas, October 6, 1998
October 6, 1998 · NWS SHV · 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
- None recorded
- 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.
Flash Flood, Gregg
- When
- October 6, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gregg County, Longview
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.481, -94.817 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe urban flooding with several underpasses flooded by two to three feet of water.
- 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 Flood in Michigan, October 6, 199812 injured · $1.4 million · F1 · 4 events
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, October 6, 1998$54,000 · F0 · 12 events
- Tornado in Louisiana, October 6, 1998$50,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, October 6, 1998$30,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, October 6 to 19, 1998F0 · 23 events
- Flash Flood in Texas, October 6, 1998$20,000 · 1 event
- Flooding in Missouri, October 6 to 12, 199811 events
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, October 6, 19985 events
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, October 6, 19983 events
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, October 6, 199850 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, October 6, 19981 event
- Flash Flood in Texas, October 6, 19981 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5673006.