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Flash Flood — Bandera, TX

Oct 1, 1998

Scattered showers and thunderstorms formed late in the evening of October 1st, moving slowly northward and continuing to reform between the towns of Hondo, Medina and Bandera. The most consistent rainfall remained over northwest Medina County and much of Bandera County through the early morning hours, then began to spread northward across Kerr and Gillespie Counties. General rainfall of 1 to 2 inches fell from northwestern Medina County into much of Bandera and Kerr Counties as well as western

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5672392). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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This event is one of many recorded floods in Bandera County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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