Aug 23, 1998
By nightfall on the evening of Saturday, August 22nd, the remains of Charley had stalled over southern Uvalde and northern Zavala Counties. Heavy rainfall from the previous week had left soils in the two counties saturated. Through the night and into the early morning hours of Sunday, August 23rd, heavy rainfall in bands continued over mainly these two counties. Thunderstorms in the bands were producing rainfall rates approaching five inches per hour. A total of between 6 and 8 inches was r
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5666575). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Uvalde County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.