Flood, Humboldt
- When
- December 2, 7:00 AM PST to December 3, 4:00 AM PST
- Where
- Humboldt County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.705, -123.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in California, December 2 to 3, 1998
Heavy rain caused flooding along many small streams in Northern/Central Humboldt County and Central Del Norte County. Some streams involved include: Noisy Creek, Jacoby Creek and Elk River.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS EKA wrote it up.
Heavy rain caused flooding along many small streams in Northern/Central Humboldt County and Central Del Norte County. Some streams involved include: Noisy Creek, Jacoby Creek and Elk River. Highway 101 near Sand Mine Road and Highway 197 northeast of Crescent City were closed due to flooding.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Del Norte
- When
- December 2, 7:00 AM PST to December 3, 4:00 AM PST
- Where
- Del Norte County, Central Portion
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.745, -123.958 (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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Heat in New York, December 2 to 7, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, December 2, 1998
- Flooding in Oregon, December 2 to 3, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 2 to 3, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 2, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 2, 1998
- Blizzard in Alaska, December 2 to 3, 1998
- Storm Surge in Alaska, December 2 to 3, 1998
- Heat in Vermont, December 2 to 7, 1998
- Flood in Washington, December 2 to 3, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 2, 1998
- Heat in Massachusetts, December 2 to 7, 1998
More
Every storm in California in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in California, December 1998
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: 5673531, 5673532.