Texas, 1998Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, September 10 to 11, 1998
September 10 to 11, 1998 · NWS HGX · 4 events in 3 counties and zones
3 flash flood, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 5
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Tornado, Matagorda
- When
- September 10, 6:15 PM CST to 6:16 PM CST
- Where
- Matagorda County, Sargent
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Injuries
- 5 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.830, -95.650
Brief tornado touchdown in Sargent. Five minor injuries from flying debris.
Flash Flood, Brazoria
- When
- September 10, 9:10 PM CST to September 11, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Brazoria County, South Portion
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 29.168, -95.434 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding from T.S. Frances. Damage included in previous report.
Flash Flood, Matagorda
- When
- September 10, 9:10 PM CST to September 11, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Matagorda County, Wadsworth
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.786, -96.004 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding from T.S. Frances. Damage included in previous report.
Flash Flood, Galveston
- When
- September 10, 11:10 PM CST to September 11, 7:45 AM CST
- Where
- Galveston County, South Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.298, -94.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding from T.S. Frances. Damage included in previous report.
- 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Tropical Storm in Louisiana, September 10 to 12, 19981 death · 6 injured · $32 million · F2 · 20 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, September 10 to 11, 1998$110,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flood in Utah, September 10, 1998$22,000 · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, September 10, 19981 injured · 1 event
- Cold in Alabama, September 10, 19981 event
- Funnel Cloud in Florida, September 10, 19981 event
- Funnel Cloud in Idaho, September 10, 19981 event
- Waterspout in Florida, September 10, 19981 event
- Tornado in Texas, September 10, 1998$10,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Arizona, September 10, 19981 event
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: 5671711, 5671712, 5671713, 5671714.