Drought, Armstrong
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Armstrong forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 34.965, -101.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Texas, September 1 to 30, 1998
A moderate drought occurred across the Texas panhandle in September as reported by the USGS. A dollar estimate on crop damage will be available after the growing season.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 20 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
- 20
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 AMA wrote it up.
A moderate drought occurred across the Texas panhandle in September as reported by the USGS. A dollar estimate on crop damage will be available after the growing season.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
20 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Carson
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Carson forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 35.404, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Collingsworth
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Collingsworth forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 34.965, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Dallam
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Dallam forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 36.278, -102.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Deaf Smith
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Deaf Smith forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 34.966, -102.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Donley
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Donley forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 34.965, -100.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Gray
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Gray forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 35.401, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hansford
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Hansford forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 36.278, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hartley
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Hartley forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 35.840, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hemphill
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Hemphill forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 35.838, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hutchinson
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 35.840, -101.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lipscomb
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Lipscomb forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 36.278, -100.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Moore
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Moore forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 35.838, -101.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Ochiltree
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Ochiltree forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 36.278, -100.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Oldham
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Oldham forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 35.405, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Potter
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Potter forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Randall
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Randall forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Roberts
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Roberts forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 35.839, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Sherman
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Sherman forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 36.278, -101.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Wheeler
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Wheeler forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 35.401, -100.270 (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 Texas, September 1 to 30, 1998
- Drought in Kentucky, 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: 5667355, 5667356, 5667357, 5667358, 5667359, 5667360, 5667361, 5667362, 5667363, 5667364, 5667365, 5667366, 5667367, 5667368, 5667369, 5667370, 5667371, 5667372, 5667373, 5667374.