Flood, Hillsborough
- When
- February 19, 10:45 PM EST to February 20, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Coordinates
- 27.906, -82.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Florida, February 19 to 20, 1998
Heavy rain of two to four inches caused localized flooding of roadways and areas of poor drainage from Bradenton in Manatee County, north to Port Richey in Pasco County and east across Hillsborough and Polk Counties. Several cars incurred water damage at flooded roadways and intersections.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- $140,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 TBW wrote it up.
Heavy rain of two to four inches caused localized flooding of roadways and areas of poor drainage from Bradenton in Manatee County, north to Port Richey in Pasco County and east across Hillsborough and Polk Counties. Several cars incurred water damage at flooded roadways and intersections.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Manatee
- When
- February 19, 10:45 PM EST to February 20, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Manatee County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 27.478, -82.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Pasco
- When
- February 19, 10:45 PM EST to February 20, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pasco County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 28.307, -82.439 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Pinellas
- When
- February 19, 10:45 PM EST to February 20, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pinellas County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 27.903, -82.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Polk
- When
- February 19, 10:45 PM EST to February 20, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Polk County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 27.949, -81.698 (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
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- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 19, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 19, 1998
- Hail in Louisiana, February 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, February 19, 1998
- Heavy Snow in California, February 19 to 20, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, February 19, 1998
- Cold in Alaska, February 19 to 21, 1998
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: 5640074, 5640075, 5640076, 5640077, 5640078.