Flood — Bastrop, Texas

1998-10-17 to 1998-10-19 · Bastrop, Texas

Wider weather episode

Flooding along the Colorado River.The Colorado River at Bastrop reached a crest of 32.3 feet, with flood stage 25 feet, flooding a golf course. At Smithville, the Colorado crested at 34.6 feet, where flood stage is 20 feet. Just upstream from Smithville, Pecan Shores Estates and Hidden Valley Estates experienced severely flooding. Numerous trailer homes floated downstream, and some permanent homes were nearly totally destroyed. At LaGrange, in Fayette County, the Colorado crested at 45.5 feet, with flood stage 32 feet The Frisch Auf community had water up to five feet deep in several homes. Several homes were flooded with up to three feet inside them. Numerous mobile homes had water under them.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5672519. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.