Texas, 1998Flash Flooding in Texas, September 15 to 16, 1998
September 15 to 16, 1998 · NWS SHV · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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- 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.
Flash Flood, Gregg
- When
- September 15, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Gregg County, 5 mi SE of Gladewater
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.481, -94.817 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hwy 135 and the Old Gladewater Hwy were closed between Gladewater and I-20 due to flooding.
Flash Flood, Upshur
- When
- September 16, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Upshur County, 5 mi NW of Gladewater
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.736, -94.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hwy 80 flooded and reduced from 4 lane to 1 lane traffic.
- 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 in Florida, September 15, 1998$250,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Strong Wind in Connecticut, September 15 to 16, 19983 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, September 15, 1998$6,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, September 15, 199854 kt wind · 2 events
- Lightning Strikes in Maine, September 15, 19982 events
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, September 15, 19981 event
- Funnel Cloud in Florida, September 15, 19981 event
- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, September 15, 199850 kt wind · 1 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: 5663999, 5664000.