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 5672388). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lavaca County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.