Florida, 1997Flooding in Florida, October 31, 1997
October 31, 1997 · NWS TBW · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
2 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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, Pinellas
- When
- October 31, 5:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pinellas County, Clearwater
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 27.903, -82.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Four to six inches of rain caused localized flooding of streets over the Tampa/St. Pete metropolitan areas. A few cars stalled by urban floodwaters received water damage.
Flood, Hillsborough
- When
- October 31, 5:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough County, Tampa
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 27.906, -82.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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 Maryland, October 31, 19971 death · 30 injured · 1 event
- Flooding in Florida, October 31, 1997$2.3 million · 2 events
- Tornado in Florida, October 31, 1997$400,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Florida, October 31, 1997$50,000 · F1 · 1 event
- High Wind in Colorado, October 31, 1997$100,000 · 80 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado in Florida, October 31, 1997$60,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Drought in Pennsylvania, October 31, 199736 events
- Drought in New Jersey, October 31, 199713 events
- Drought in Pennsylvania, October 31, 199710 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, October 31, 1997$15,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Florida, October 31, 1997$15,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in Colorado, October 31, 199760 kt wind · 9 events
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: 5620660, 5620661.