Sep 10, 1998
A tropical depression in the western Gulf of Mexico was classified as Tropical Storm Frances during the afternoon of September 9th. After a period of erratic movement, Frances settled on a northwest track that brought it ashore in the early morning hours of September 11th between Port Aransas and Port Oconner, Texas. Due to the large pressure difference between Tropical Storm Frances and a high pressure system over the eastern United States, a prolonged period of strong east and southeast wind
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5669999). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lower Lafourche County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.