Aug 22, 1998
Tropical Storm Charley made landfall near Port Aransas the night of Friday, August 21st. With very light winds through the mid and upper atmosphere and extremely high preciptable water values, the stage had been set for an extended heavy rainfall event. Initially, Charley moved westward near 30 kts during the day on Saturday, and initially produced the heavies rain in its northeast quadrant. Rainfall rates through the morning and into the afternoon were generally between 1 and 2 inches per h
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5666562). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in De Witt County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.