Drought, Bailey
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bailey forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.069, -102.830 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Texas, September 1 to 30, 1998
September was yet another dry month across the Texas South Plains as a long-term drought continued to affect the region. September rainfall on the South Plains averaged only one-third of one inch, which was more than two inches below normal for the month.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 24 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
- 24
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 LUB wrote it up.
September was yet another dry month across the Texas South Plains as a long-term drought continued to affect the region. September rainfall on the South Plains averaged only one-third of one inch, which was more than two inches below normal for the month. In Lubbock, only 0.02 inches was recorded.More details, including rough estimates of crop damage, will be included in later months after the extent of the drought is better determined.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
24 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Briscoe
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Briscoe forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.530, -101.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Castro
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Castro forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.530, -102.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Childress
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Childress forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.529, -100.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Cochran
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cochran forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.604, -102.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Cottle
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cottle forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.078, -100.279 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Crosby
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crosby forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.615, -101.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Dickens
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dickens forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.617, -100.779 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Floyd
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Floyd forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.072, -101.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Garza
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Garza forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.180, -101.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hale
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hale forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.071, -101.827 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hall
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hall forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.531, -100.681 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hockley
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hockley forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.608, -102.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Kent
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kent forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.181, -100.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, King
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- King forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.617, -100.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lamb
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lamb forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.069, -102.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lubbock
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lubbock forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.610, -101.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lynn
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lynn forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.177, -101.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Motley
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Motley forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.074, -100.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Parmer
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Parmer forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.530, -102.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Stonewall
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stonewall forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.179, -100.253 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Swisher
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Swisher forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.530, -101.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Terry
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Terry forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.174, -102.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Yoakum
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Yoakum forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.173, -102.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail in Iowa, September 1, 1998
- Hurricane in Florida, September 1 to 3, 1998
- Hail in Wisconsin, September 1, 1998
- Drought in Alabama, September 1 to 30, 1998
- Drought in Tennessee, September 1 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flood and Flood in Utah, September 1, 1998
- Hurricane in Louisiana, September 1 to 2, 1998
- Drought in Texas, September 1 to 30, 1998
- Drought in Kentucky, September 1 to 30, 1998
- Drought in Texas, September 1 to 30, 1998
- Drought in Illinois, September 1 to 30, 1998
- Heat in California, September 1 to 3, 1998
More
Every storm in Texas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, September 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: 5668401, 5668402, 5668403, 5668404, 5668405, 5668406, 5668407, 5668408, 5668409, 5668410, 5668411, 5668412, 5668413, 5668414, 5668415, 5668416, 5668417, 5668418, 5668419, 5668420, 5668421, 5668422, 5668423, 5668424.