Florida, 1997Flood in Florida, December 13 to 19, 1997
December 13 to 19, 1997 · NWS TBW · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $800,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Flood, Hillsborough
- When
- December 13, 8:00 AM EST to December 19, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough County, 13 mi NE of Tampa
- Property damage
- $800,000
- Coordinates
- 27.906, -82.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Hillsborough River in Hillsborough county crested at 34.3 feet at Morris Bridge Road on the 14th and caused damage to 30 to 40 homes and apartments along its banks between Fletcher and Fowler Roads.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flash Flooding in Florida, December 13 to 14, 1997$5.0 million · 3 events
- Flash Flooding in Florida, December 13, 1997$1.6 million · 4 events
- Flood in Florida, December 13 to 17, 1997$1.1 million · 1 event
- Flood in Florida, December 13 to 17, 1997$450,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Florida, December 13 to 17, 1997$100,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Florida, December 13, 1997$60,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Florida, December 13 to 31, 1997$20,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Florida, December 13 to 20, 1997$10,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in Alaska, December 13 to 16, 19971 event
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5623479.