Thunderstorm Wind, Victoria
- When
- October 6, 4:10 AM CST to 4:15 AM CST
- Where
- Victoria County, Mission Vly
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 28.900, -97.200
Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, October 6 to 19, 1998
17 flash flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 17 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
- 23
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
17 flash flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun
- When
- October 6, 5:15 AM CST
- Where
- Calhoun County, 5 mi NW of Port Lavaca
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 28.670, -96.700
Thunderstorm Wind, San Patricio
- When
- October 6, 5:50 AM CST
- Where
- San Patricio County, Portland
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 27.870, -97.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Aransas
- When
- October 6, 5:54 AM CST
- Where
- Aransas County, 5 mi S of Rockport
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 27.950, -97.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Refugio
- When
- October 6, 6:05 AM CST
- Where
- Refugio County, Refugio
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 28.300, -97.280
Flash Flood, Victoria
- When
- October 6, 7:30 AM CST
- Where
- Victoria County, Victoria
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.796, -96.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, San Patricio
- When
- October 6, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- San Patricio County, Sinton
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.009, -97.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Refugio
- When
- October 6, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Refugio County, Bayside
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.322, -97.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Aransas
- When
- October 6, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Aransas County, Rockport
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.015, -97.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornado, Victoria
- When
- October 17, 5:36 PM CST
- Where
- Victoria County, 3 mi E of Dacosta
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.720, -96.820
Sheriff and SkyWarn spotter report of several funnel clouds in the area with one brief touchdown between the cities of Placedo and Dacosta, just to the northeast of highway 87.
Flash Flood, Bee
- When
- October 18, 6:35 AM CST
- Where
- Bee County, 5 mi SE of Skidmore
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 28.417, -97.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Goliad
- When
- October 18, 6:45 AM CST
- Where
- Goliad County, 5 mi SE of Goliad
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.657, -97.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Refugio
- When
- October 18, 9:45 AM CST
- Where
- Refugio County, Woodsboro
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.322, -97.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Refugio
- When
- October 18, 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Refugio County, Woodsboro
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.322, -97.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Aransas
- When
- October 18, 11:35 AM CST
- Where
- Aransas County, Rockport
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.015, -97.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Jim Wells
- When
- October 18, 11:38 AM CST
- Where
- Jim Wells County, Orange Grove
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 27.731, -98.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Nueces
- When
- October 18, 11:40 AM CST
- Where
- Nueces County, Agua Dulce
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 27.735, -97.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Nueces
- When
- October 18, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Nueces County, Corpus Christi
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 27.735, -97.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Victoria
- When
- October 18, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Victoria County, Victoria
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.796, -96.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Calhoun
- When
- October 18, 1:08 PM CST
- Where
- Calhoun County, Port Lavaca
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.439, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Aransas
- When
- October 18, 1:10 PM CST
- Where
- Aransas County, Fulton
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 28.015, -97.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, San Patricio
- When
- October 18, 1:20 PM CST
- Where
- San Patricio County, Aransas Pass
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.009, -97.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Kleberg
- When
- October 19, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kleberg County, 5 mi E of Riviera
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 27.427, -97.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- 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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flood in Michigan, October 6, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, October 6, 1998
- Tornado in Louisiana, October 6, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, October 6, 1998
- Flash Flood in Texas, October 6, 1998
- Flooding in Missouri, October 6 to 12, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, October 6, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, October 6, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, October 6, 1998
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, October 6, 1998
- Flash Flood in Texas, October 6, 1998
- Flash Flood in Texas, October 6, 1998
More
Every storm in Texas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Texas, 1998Warnings 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: 5671917, 5671918, 5671919, 5671920, 5671921, 5671922, 5671923, 5671924, 5671925, 5671939, 5671926, 5671927, 5671929, 5671930, 5671931, 5671932, 5671933, 5671934, 5671935, 5671936, 5671937, 5671938, 5671928.