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Flash Flood — De Witt, TX

Sep 16, 1998

Again, scattered showers and thunderstorms redeveloped in the early afternoon, continuing to produce heavy rainfall over much of the two county area. Soils had remained saturated from the previous day's rainfall, and flash flooding devleoped very quickly. General 1-2 inch rainfall was reported. The worst of the flooding occurred in DeWitt County, where isolated totals of up to 8 inches were observed. The highest totals in Lavaca County were 3 inches, indicated in the western part of the coun

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5672387). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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