Sep 10, 1998
Tropical Storm Frances developed in the northwest Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, September 9th, moving toward the mid Texas coast. Early on Friday morning, September 11th, Tropical Storm Frances made landfall on the Texas Coast between Corpus Christi and Victoria. The tropical storm then drifted slowly northward to near Victoria during the day, and was downgraded to a tropical depression that night. Frances continued northward on Saturday, moving into North Texas that afternoon. Winds and rains
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5669510). 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.