Texas, 1998Flash Flooding in Texas, September 14, 1998
September 14, 1998 · NWS HGX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
3 flash flood, 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.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Flash Flood, Harris
- When
- September 14, 9:05 AM CST to 11:45 AM CST
- Where
- Harris County, Baytown
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 29.857, -95.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High water on Desee Rd, Sterling Rd, and Main St.
Flash Flood, Liberty
- When
- September 14, 9:05 AM CST to 11:45 AM CST
- Where
- Liberty County, Hardin
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.152, -94.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Chambers
- When
- September 14, 1:45 PM CST to 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Chambers County, Winnie
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 29.708, -94.671 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High water on HWY 124 near Winnie and on Bayshore Rd. in Oak Island.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, September 14, 1998$3.2 million · 0.88 in hail · 3 events
- Heat in West Virginia, September 14 to 15, 199834 events
- Heat in Ohio, September 14 to 15, 19989 events
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, September 14, 19984 events
- Heat in Kentucky, September 14 to 15, 19984 events
- Heat in Virginia, September 14 to 15, 19982 events
- Flood in Oklahoma, September 14 to 17, 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: 5671778, 5671779, 5671780.