Flash Flood, Newton
- When
- September 13, 10:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County, Bleakwood
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 30.786, -93.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Texas, September 13, 1998
Over 12 inches of rain in the past 3 days resulted in significant flooding in Newton County. Among the hardest hit area was Bleakwood, where several families had to evacuate due to rising water.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $50,000
- 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.
Over 12 inches of rain in the past 3 days resulted in significant flooding in Newton County. Among the hardest hit area was Bleakwood, where several families had to evacuate due to rising water.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Flash Flooding in Kansas, September 13 to 15, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flooding in Kansas, September 13 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 13, 1998
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 13, 1998
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, September 13, 1998
- Flooding in Missouri, September 13 to 21, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, September 13 to 14, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 13, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, September 13 to 14, 1998
- Flood in Puerto Rico, September 13, 1998
- Heat in Wisconsin, September 13, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, September 13, 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: 5667899.