Flood, Del Norte
- When
- February 21, 8:00 AM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Del Norte County, Numerous
- Coordinates
- 41.745, -123.958 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in California, February 21, 1998
Widespread small stream flooding in Del Norte, Humboldt and Mendocino Counties. Numerous road closures due to flooding.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Widespread small stream flooding in Del Norte, Humboldt and Mendocino Counties. Numerous road closures due to flooding. Del Norte County Sheriff's Dispatch described the county as "swampy". Highways 175 and 128 were closed in Mendocino County. Janes Creek, Arcata Bottoms and Tyee City all near Arcata were the strongest impacted areas of Humboldt County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Humboldt
- When
- February 21, 8:00 AM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Humboldt County, Numerous
- Coordinates
- 40.705, -123.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Mendocino
- When
- February 21, 8:00 AM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Mendocino County, Numerous
- Coordinates
- 39.434, -123.432 (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
- Winter Storm in Utah, February 21 to 27, 1998
- Cold in South Carolina, February 21, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 21, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Texas, February 21, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, February 21, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in California, February 21 to 22, 1998
- Winter Storm in California, February 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in California, February 21, 1998
- Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in California, February 21, 1998
More
Every storm in California in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 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: 5633359, 5633360, 5633361.