The Alamo City officially got 11.26″ of rain that day. Mike Osterhage revisits his battle getting to the station in a soaked city.
Simply put, a “500-year flood” describes the odds of a massive flood happening. A 1-in-500 chance… or a 0.2% chance. A lot better than hitting the lottery, but still not a good bet.It started raining overnight and by Saturday morning, major flooding was already covering much of the area.Watch: Flood ‘98: KSAT’s complete video documentary of the South Texas flood of 1998
A quick fast forward... When it was all over, the restaurant “5050 Broadway” had a flood gauge sign. You know, the ones next to the road, look like a giant yardstick and are mounted right inside the front door to show how high the water reached. Think of those summer storms where the sky opens up… for maybe 10 minutes. This had been going on all morning and would continue well into the afternoon. Every street had inches of water rushing across.I finally made it to Basse and 281, but while I was expecting to see a road under a highway with connecting ramps… there was a lake! An unimaginable site. The water was touching the bottom of 281. That seems impossible… but it was.
Footage from KSAT shows the Oct. 17, 1998, flood in San Antonio and South Texas. The Alamo City officially got 11.26″ of rain that day.There was just too much going on. Plus, trying to get somewhere was next to impossible because the torrential rain hadn’t let up. The roar of the water and the amount of water pouring down the inlet was like a small chunk of Niagara Falls. That was scary enough, but what really scared me was when the official on scene asked us, “How many are you?”
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