Florida, 1997Flood in Florida, December 18 to 31, 1997
December 18 to 31, 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
- $1.5 million
- 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, Hernando
- When
- December 18, 8:00 AM EST to December 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Hernando County, 11 mi E of Brooksville
- Property damage
- $1.5 million
- Coordinates
- 28.556, -82.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Withlacoochee River at Croom crested at 10.9 feet, nearly two feet above the flood stage of nine feet on the 31st. Several homes along Hernando-Pasco county line, from Croom south to Ridge Manor, were damaged by floodwaters. The most heavily damaged areas were near County Road 575 and U.S. Highway 301 at the Talisman Estates along the eastern Pasco-Hernando county line. Fifty-four homes were damaged by floodwaters of which ten were destroyed and another 27 incurred major damage.
- 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.
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, December 18, 199722 events
- Dense Fog in Illinois, December 18, 199719 events
- Dense Fog in Missouri, December 18, 199711 events
- Dense Fog in Indiana, December 18, 19976 events
- High Wind in Alaska, December 18 to 19, 199772 kt wind · 4 events
- High Wind in Alaska, December 18, 19974 events
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, December 18 to 19, 19974 events
- High Wind in Alaska, December 18, 19971 event
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, December 18, 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: 5623524.