Texas, 1998

Flash Flooding in Texas, September 11, 1998

September 11, 1998 · NWS CRP · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Tropical Storm Frances made landfall along the Texas Coastal Bend between Port Aransasand Rockport during the early morning of September 11 1998. Widespread coastal floodingoccurred from Padre Island and Corpus Christi northward to Port OConnor.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 CRP wrote it up.

Tropical Storm Frances made landfall along the Texas Coastal Bend between Port Aransasand Rockport during the early morning of September 11 1998. Widespread coastal floodingoccurred from Padre Island and Corpus Christi northward to Port OConnor. Heavy rainfallfrom Frances caused the rapid rises on areal rivers and creeks. Significant flash flooding wasreported in Bee County. Numerous roadways, including a portion of U.S. Highway 59 west ofBeeville, were closed due to flooding in Bee County.

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:50 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Bee

When
September 11, 8:50 AM CST
Where
Bee County, Normanna
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
28.417, -97.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Bee

When
September 11, 11:17 AM CST
Where
Bee County, Beeville
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
28.417, -97.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

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: 5667626, 5667627.