Flood, Citrus
- When
- February 28, 10:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Citrus County, Crystal River
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 28.848, -82.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Florida, February 28, 1998
Heavy rainfall of two to four inches caused localized street flooding from Port Richey in Pasco County northeast to Bushnell in Sumter County. Several vehicles incurred water damage from standing water at low-lying intersections.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- $150,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 rainfall of two to four inches caused localized street flooding from Port Richey in Pasco County northeast to Bushnell in Sumter County. Several vehicles incurred water damage from standing water at low-lying intersections.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Hernando
- When
- February 28, 10:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hernando County, Spring Hill
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 28.556, -82.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Hillsborough
- When
- February 28, 10:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough County, Tampa
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 27.906, -82.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Pasco
- When
- February 28, 10:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pasco County, Holiday
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Coordinates
- 28.307, -82.439 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Pinellas
- When
- February 28, 10:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pinellas County, Dunedin
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 27.903, -82.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Sumter
- When
- February 28, 10:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sumter County, Wildwood
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 28.705, -82.081 (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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- Heat in Pennsylvania, February 28, 1998
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 28, 1998
- Hail in Georgia, February 28, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, February 28, 1998
- Heat in Maryland, February 28, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, February 28, 1998
- Heat in Delaware, February 28, 1998
- Hail in Ohio, February 28, 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: 5638060, 5638061, 5638062, 5638063, 5638064, 5638065.