Hurricane in Texas, September 1 to 2, 1998

Name: Hurricane in Texas, September 1 to 2, 1998
Start: 1998-09-01T15:00
End: 1998-09-02T03:00
Location: Texas

September 1 to 2, 1998 · NWS LCH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

5 ft MSL caused minor flooding along the coast of Jefferson County, primarily in the Sabine Pass area.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.

Hurricane Earl passed well to the east of southeast Texas, but high tide readings of 3.5 ft MSL caused minor flooding along the coast of Jefferson County, primarily in the Sabine Pass area.

Event by event

1 hurricane (typhoon). Local standard time, as filed.

Hurricane (Typhoon), Jefferson

When: September 1, 3:00 PM CST to September 2, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

What these are

Hurricane (Typhoon): A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 64 knots (74 mph) or more, filed per forecast zone for its wind, and with separate events for its flooding, surge and tornadoes.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, September 1998 The 1998 hurricane season

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: 5667805.