Drought, Andrews
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Andrews forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.305, -102.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Texas, September 1 to 30, 1998
Drought conditions continued in Southwest Texas and Southeast New Mexico. Agricultural losses will be great but will not be included until the end of the harvest when totals are calculated.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 18 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 MAF wrote it up.
Drought conditions continued in Southwest Texas and Southeast New Mexico. Agricultural losses will be great but will not be included until the end of the harvest when totals are calculated. Most stations reported less than an inch of rain for the month with several stations reporting no rain. The Midland International Airport received only 0.08" of rain for a to-date annual total of 3.13". The January to September period 1998 was the driest first nine months ever recorded (dating back to 1930).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
24 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Big Bend Area
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Big Bend Area forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Borden
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Borden forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.744, -101.432 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Crane
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Crane forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.429, -102.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Davis Mountains
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Davis Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Dawson
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Dawson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.743, -101.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Ector
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Ector forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.869, -102.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Gaines
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Gaines forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.741, -102.635 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Glasscock
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Glasscock forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.870, -101.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Howard
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Howard forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.306, -101.435 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Loving
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Loving forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.849, -103.580 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Marfa Plateau
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Marfa Plateau forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Martin
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Martin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.306, -101.951 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Midland
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Midland forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Pecos
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Pecos forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 30.781, -102.724 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Presidio Valley
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Presidio Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Reagan
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Reagan forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.366, -101.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Scurry
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Scurry forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.746, -100.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Terrell
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Terrell forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 30.225, -102.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Upton
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Upton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.369, -102.043 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Van Horn/Guadalupe Mountains Area
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Van Horn/Guadalupe Mountains Area forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Ward
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Ward forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.510, -103.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Winkler
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Winkler forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.850, -103.048 (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: 5672107, 5672199, 5672200, 5672201, 5672202, 5672203, 5672204, 5672205, 5672206, 5672207, 5672208, 5672209, 5672210, 5672211, 5672212, 5672213, 5672214, 5672215, 5672216, 5672217, 5672218, 5672219, 5672220, 5672221.