Sep 7, 1998
Synoptic Situation...On Monday September 7 (Labor Day) a tropical disturbance in the western Gulf of Mexico was increasing the pressure gradient along the Texas coast. A weak cold front had pushed south to near the Red River by Tuesday evening. At 4pm Tuesday the disturbance was upgraded to a Tropical Depression located about 250 miles south of Galveston. On Wednesday morning the cold front had sagged down to a Lufkin to Dallas line with a 1022 high pressure centered over the Ohio Valley. At 4 P
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5671702). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Matagorda County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.