Oct 18, 1998
The Great October FloodIn advance of a very slow-moving upper level trough of low pressure over West Texas, a cold front drifted slowly southeastward into West Central Texas during the evening of Friday, October 16th. Deep moisture was in place across South Central Texas as the two systems approached, being fed at the mid and upper levels by two nearly stationary hurricanes, Madeline near the tip of Baja Mexico, and Lester, anchored just off Acapulco, Mexico, and in the low levels by a strong f
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5672508). 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.