Alert archive / California / Flash Flood Warnings / 1998
Flash Flood Warnings in California, February 1998
115 flash flood warnings in February 1998. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of flash flood warnings reaches back to 1986.
Flash Flood Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in February 1998. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Warnings
- 115
- Busiest day
- February 3, 199828 flash flood warnings
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Pacific Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 5:35 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | HNX | Kern | 115 min |
| Feb 2, 7:45 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | HNX | Kern | 4 hr |
| Feb 2, 12:45 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 11 hr |
| Feb 2, 12:45 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey | 11 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:30 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 10 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:30 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Marin | 10 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:30 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey | 10 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:30 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Contra Costa | 10 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:30 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | City and County of San Francisco | 10 hr |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa | 8 hr |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo | 8 hr |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Marin, Sonoma | 8 hr |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz | 8 hr |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Santa Clara | 8 hr |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Napa | 8 hr |
| Feb 2, 5:57 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | STO | Glenn, Tehama | 3 hr |
| Feb 2, 11:30 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Riverside | 13 hr |
| Feb 2, 11:30 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Amador, Calaveras | 13 hr |
| Feb 2, 11:30 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | City and County of San Francisco | 13 hr |
| Feb 2, 11:30 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Butte | 13 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:30 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | STO | Tehama | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 4:11 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 4 hr |
| Feb 3, 4:48 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Santa Barbara, Ventura | 4 hr |
| Feb 3, 5:12 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | HNX | Fresno | 2 hr |
| Feb 3, 9:05 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Santa Barbara, Ventura | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 9:05 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 10:20 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 6 hr |
| Feb 3, 10:20 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Marin, Sonoma | 6 hr |
| Feb 3, 10:20 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | City and County of San Francisco | 6 hr |
| Feb 3, 10:20 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Napa | 6 hr |
| Feb 3, 10:20 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa | 6 hr |
| Feb 3, 10:30 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | HNX | Kern | 2 hr |
| Feb 3, 11:50 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Santa Barbara, Ventura | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 11:50 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 12:09 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | STO | Amador, El Dorado | 51 min |
| Feb 3, 12:41 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | STO | Calaveras | 2 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:21 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | San Diego | 2 hr |
| Feb 5, 4:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Napa, Sonoma | 8 hr |
| Feb 5, 4:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Marin | 8 hr |
| Feb 5, 6:20 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | STO | Solano | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:57 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Santa Barbara | 63 min |
| Feb 6, 8:35 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles, Ventura | 70 min |
| Feb 6, 8:42 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 8:55 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Santa Barbara | 65 min |
| Feb 6, 9:10 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Ventura | 95 min |
| Feb 6, 9:25 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles, Ventura | 65 min |
| Feb 6, 9:38 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | San Mateo, Santa Clara | 5 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:55 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 110 min |
| Feb 6, 10:30 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 90 min |
| Feb 6, 11:45 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Marin, Sonoma | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Santa Barbara | 60 min |
| Feb 6, 1:28 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | Orange | 62 min |
| Feb 6, 2:44 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Sonoma | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:44 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | San Mateo | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:37 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | STO | Calaveras, Stanislaus | 113 min |
| Feb 6, 9:15 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | San Mateo | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:15 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Sonoma | 3 hr |
| Feb 7, 8:30 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Amador | 6 hr |
| Feb 7, 8:30 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Riverside | 6 hr |
| Feb 7, 12:05 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 8 hr |
| Feb 7, 12:05 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Contra Costa | 8 hr |
| Feb 7, 12:05 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | City and County of San Francisco | 8 hr |
| Feb 7, 12:24 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey, San Benito | 8 hr |
| Feb 7, 1:25 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Napa, Sonoma | 7 hr |
| Feb 7, 1:25 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Marin | 7 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:45 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Santa Barbara | 2 hr |
| Feb 7, 5:05 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Ventura | 6 hr |
| Feb 7, 5:45 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Santa Barbara | 3 hr |
| Feb 7, 7:50 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 4 hr |
| Feb 7, 8:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Napa, Sonoma | 3 hr |
| Feb 7, 8:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo | 3 hr |
| Feb 7, 8:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz | 3 hr |
| Feb 7, 8:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Alameda, Santa Clara | 3 hr |
| Feb 7, 8:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Contra Costa | 3 hr |
| Feb 7, 8:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Marin | 3 hr |
| Feb 7, 11:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Alameda, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 3 hr |
| Feb 7, 11:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Napa, Sonoma | 3 hr |
| Feb 7, 11:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | City and County of San Francisco | 3 hr |
| Feb 7, 11:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Marin | 3 hr |
| Feb 7, 11:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Monterey | 3 hr |
| Feb 7, 11:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Contra Costa | 3 hr |
| Feb 7, 11:45 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | Orange | 75 min |
| Feb 8, 3:30 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | San Diego | 90 min |
| Feb 8, 6:55 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Santa Clara | 8 hr |
| Feb 8, 1:55 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Santa Clara | 4 hr |
| Feb 8, 5:55 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Santa Clara | 5 hr |
| Feb 8, 7:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | San Diego | 60 min |
| Feb 8, 8:10 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | San Diego | 60 min |
| Feb 14, 6:17 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | San Diego | 58 min |
| Feb 14, 7:15 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | San Diego | 60 min |
| Feb 16, 10:40 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | San Diego | 50 min |
| Feb 19, 8:15 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Amador | 6 hr |
| Feb 19, 8:15 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Sonoma | 6 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:15 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Amador | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 9:45 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Amador | 2 hr |
| Feb 21, 9:45 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Riverside | 2 hr |
| Feb 21, 12:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Riverside | 3 hr |
| Feb 21, 12:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Amador | 3 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:30 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | San Mateo, Santa Cruz | 5 hr |
| Feb 23, 9:35 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Santa Barbara, Ventura | 8 hr |
| Feb 23, 12:40 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles, Ventura | 5 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:13 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | HNX | Kern | 3 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 4 hr |
| Feb 23, 5:55 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | San Bernardino | 7 hr |
| Feb 23, 6:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles, Ventura | 3 hr |
| Feb 23, 6:30 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | Orange | 7 hr |
| Feb 23, 8:50 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 2 hr |
| Feb 23, 10:00 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | San Diego | 5 hr |
| Feb 23, 10:15 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | Riverside | 5 hr |
| Feb 23, 10:55 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 4 hr |
| Feb 24, 12:45 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | Orange, San Bernardino | 5 hr |
| Feb 24, 12:45 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Diego | 5 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:00 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 3 hr |
| Feb 24, 5:45 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Diego | 2 hr |
| Feb 24, 5:45 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | San Bernardino | 2 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Los Angeles County14
- Santa Clara County11
- Ventura County11
- San Mateo County10
- Sonoma County10
- Santa Barbara County10
- San Diego County10
- Santa Cruz County8
- Monterey County8
- Marin County8
- City and County of San Francisco7
- Riverside County7
- Amador County7
- Alameda County6
- Contra Costa County6
- Napa County6
- San Benito County5
- Orange County5
- Kern County4
- Calaveras County3
- San Bernardino County3
- Tehama County2
- Glenn County1
- Butte County1
- Fresno County1
- El Dorado County1
- Solano County1
- Stanislaus County1
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Sources
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