Tropical Storm, Cameron
- When
- September 6, 4:00 PM CST to September 11, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cameron forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 26.152, -97.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tropical Storm in Texas, September 6 to 11, 1998
Tropical Storm Frances produced widespread heavy rain, gusty winds, high tides, and beach flooding. 79 inches at Port Mansfield.
Where it happened
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.
- Tornadoes
- 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
- None recorded
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BRO wrote it up.
Tropical Storm Frances produced widespread heavy rain, gusty winds, high tides, and beach flooding. Rainfall totals were generally 4 to 8 inches with 13.75 inches 4SE of Armstrong and 10.79 inches at Port Mansfield. The strongest winds measured were 34 knots gusts to 42 knots at Port Isabel/Cameron County Airport. The highest tide level was 3.51 MSL and 3.47 above predicted at the Port Isabel Turning Basin. Extensive beach flooding occurred with both Park Road 100 north of the City of South Padre Island and State Highway 4 near the beach flooded and covered with sand/debris.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 tropical storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Tropical Storm, Kenedy
- When
- September 6, 4:00 PM CST to September 11, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kenedy forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 26.928, -97.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tropical Storm, Hidalgo
- When
- September 6, 4:00 PM CST to September 11, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hidalgo forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 26.397, -98.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Tropical Storm
- A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph).
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, September 6 to 7, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, September 6 to 7, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, September 6 to 7, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Vermont, September 6, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New York, September 6 to 7, 1998
- Flood and Hail in North Carolina, September 6, 1998
- Flooding and Damaging Wind in Idaho, September 6, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, September 6, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Vermont, September 6, 1998
- Hail in Wisconsin, September 6, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, September 6, 1998
- Hail in West Virginia, September 6, 1998
More
Every storm in Texas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, September 1998The 1998 hurricane season
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: 5666855, 5666856, 5666857.