Texas, 1998Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Texas, September 16, 1998
September 16, 1998 · NWS HGX · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $60,000
- 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, Jackson
- When
- September 16, 8:30 AM CST to 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.954, -96.578 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous county roads closed due to high water. Volunteer evacuations for low-lying parts of Edna around noon.
Flash Flood, Jackson
- When
- September 16, 2:30 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.954, -96.578 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Still have 21 roads closed due to flooding.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brazoria
- When
- September 16, 2:32 PM CST
- Where
- Brazoria County, 12 mi NW of Freeport
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 29.070, -95.470
- 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.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flash Flooding in Texas, September 16 to 17, 1998$50,000 · 3 events
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 16, 1998$30,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Texas, September 16, 1998$28,000 · 2 events
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, September 16 to 22, 1998F0 · 7 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Texas, September 16 to 17, 19984 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, September 16, 1998$8,000 · 2 events
- Funnel Cloud in Colorado, September 16, 19981 event
- Flash Flood in Florida, September 16 to 17, 19981 event
- Heat in Alabama, September 16, 19981 event
- Hail in California, September 16, 19980.75 in hail · 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: 5671781, 5671782, 5671783.