Florida, 1997Flooding in Florida, September 26, 1997
September 26, 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
- $50,000
- 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, Hillsborough
- When
- September 26, 9:00 AM EST to 10:30 AM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough County, Plant City
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 27.906, -82.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Four to six inches of rain caused localized flooding of roads and low-lying areas of Pinellas and northern Hillsborough counties.
Flood, Pinellas
- When
- September 26, 9:00 AM EST to 10:30 AM EST
- Where
- Pinellas County, St Petersburg
- Coordinates
- 27.903, -82.739 (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.
- Flash Flooding in Florida, September 26 to 27, 19971 death · 1 injured · $5.3 million · 2 events
- Flooding in Florida, September 26 to 27, 1997$175,000 · 7 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, September 26, 19973 injured · $10,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Florida, September 26, 19972 injured · 1 event
- Flood in Florida, September 26, 1997$20,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Puerto Rico, September 26, 19976 events
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, September 26, 19973 events
- High Wind in Oregon, September 26, 199750 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Arizona, September 26, 19971 event
- Lightning Strike in Florida, September 26, 1997$5,000 · 1 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: 5622742, 5622743.