<P> Shortly thereafter, Madeline attained peak winds of 85 mph (137 km / h) about 95 miles (153 km) southwest of San Blas, Nayarit . The hurricane maintained peak winds for about 18 hours while curving again to the northwest . With evidence of southern wind shear, only a small area of deep thunderstorm activity existed on October 19, and the system began to appear ill - defined of satellite imagery . The hurricane quickly weakened into a tropical storm, and by later that day, the storm became void of convection due to strong wind shear . On October 19, the storm was downgraded to a tropical depression, leaving just a swirl of low clouds midway between the southern tip of Baja California and mainland Mexico . By 0600 UTC on October 20, the remnants of Madeline had completely dissipated . </P> <P> In anticipation of Madeline, the government of Mexico issued a tropical storm warning for the Baja California Peninsula southward from La Paz, and a hurricane warning from San Patricio, Jalisco to El Dorado, Sinaloa, including the Islas Marías . The storm was initially forecast to move ashore near Mazatlán, prompting officials to close the city's port . President Ernesto Zedillo advised potentially affected residents to stay indoors or seek refuge in shelters . Also, the threat of the hurricane canceled a fishing expedition in the Gulf of California due to rough surf . The expedition was to provide a new aquarium in downtown Denver, Colorado with about 8,500 fish . Mexican authorities deployed 2,000 soldiers in remote areas of the Pacific coast state of Sinaloa to prepare for the hurricane . Several thousand residents and tourists at the resorts of Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan were put on standby to evacuate their homes . Authorities along the coast in the state of Nayarit went house to house, advising people about the oncoming storm . In addition, ships from Salina Cruz to Acapulco were advised to stay in port . </P> <P> Although Madeline never crossed the coast, numerous rainbands affected the Mexican coast, dropping up to 9.8 in (250 mm). Despite this, no damage or fatalities were reported in Mexico . After the storm had dissipated, the remnant plume of moisture contributed to severe flooding in central Texas . Rainfall in Texas reached 22 inches (560 mm) in some locations . Thirty - one people died due to the flooding, and damage totaled to $750 million (1998 USD). A total of 24 of the deaths were drownings, 22 of them were caused by driving vehicles into high water on a road flooded by the torrential downpours . There were 16 different incidents when these types of deaths occurred, four of them involving in multiple deaths . Three others died due to trauma, and one died from hypothermia after the person was submerged in the water . The greatest impact was in Southern Texas, which included the urban areas of San Antonio and Austin, and all of their surrounding suburbs . The counties with the most significant rainfall, damage, and fatalities were Travis County, Bexar County, Guadalupe County, Comal County, and Caldwell County . This area included both the cities of San Antonio and Austin . In a small area in Caldwell County, there was 29 inches (740 mm) of rain estimated by the United States Geological Survey . This included the area of Lockhart, Texas, which was badly flooded by the storm due to its close proximity to the San Marcos River . Most of the county picked up an estimated 20 to 30 in (510 to 760 mm) of rain, including San Marcos, Texas, New Braunfels, Texas, and Kyle, Texas . In all, portions of 60 counties in Texas were flooded and hundreds of people were forced to flee their homes . </P> <P> Due to the flooding, twenty counties were declared federal disaster areas, clearing the way for assistance such as federal loans . Then - president Bill Clinton promised aid to the victims of the storm and then - governor George W. Bush took a tour of the devastated region with the Federal Emergency Management Agency director . </P>

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