Flooding in Florida, September 26 to 27, 1997

Name: Flooding in Florida, September 26 to 27, 1997
Start: 1997-09-26T15:30
End: 1997-09-27T09:00
Location: Florida

September 26 to 27, 1997 · NWS TBW · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

7 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $175,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

7 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Charlotte

When: September 26, 3:30 PM EST to September 27, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Charlotte County, Port Charlotte
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 26.900, -81.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rainfall of four to six inches caused localized flooding of roads, streams and low-lying areas over a broad area of Southwest and South Central Florida.

Flood, De Soto

When: September 26, 3:30 PM EST to September 27, 9:00 AM EST
Where: De Soto County, Arcadia
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 27.186, -81.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Hardee

When: September 26, 3:30 PM EST to September 27, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Hardee County, Wauchula
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 27.493, -81.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Lee

When: September 26, 3:30 PM EST to September 27, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Lee County, Captiva
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 26.625, -81.849 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Manatee

When: September 26, 3:30 PM EST to September 27, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Manatee County, Anna Maria
Property damage: $75,000
Coordinates: 27.478, -82.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Polk

When: September 26, 3:30 PM EST to September 27, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Polk County, Ft Meade
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 27.949, -81.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Sarasota

When: September 26, 3:30 PM EST to September 27, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Sarasota County, Sarasota
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 27.183, -82.365 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, September 1997

Sources

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: 5622746, 5622747, 5622748, 5622749, 5622750, 5622751, 5622752.