California, 1998

Flood in California, March 1 to 31, 1998

March 1 to 31, 1998 · NWS STO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Portions of Glenn and Colusa continued to suffer from inundation due to February rains (damage estimates are included in February report).

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 STO wrote it up.

Portions of Glenn and Colusa continued to suffer from inundation due to February rains (damage estimates are included in February report).

Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, C & E Glenn/Colusa T X W/N Sutter/Sw Yuba/Butte T X E

When
March 1, 12:01 AM PST to March 31, 11:59 PM PST
Where
C & E Glenn/Colusa T X W/N Sutter/Sw Yuba/Butte T X E forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

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

More

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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: 5662288.