Flood, Hardee
- When
- January 23, 11:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hardee County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 27.493, -81.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Florida, January 23, 1998
Heavy rains caused several roads to flood in low lying areas of Hardee and Polk counties. A few cars stalled and incurred water damage from the floodwaters in the cities of Lakeland and Wauchula.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- $20,000
- 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 TBW wrote it up.
Heavy rains caused several roads to flood in low lying areas of Hardee and Polk counties. A few cars stalled and incurred water damage from the floodwaters in the cities of Lakeland and Wauchula.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Polk
- When
- January 23, 11:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Polk County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- 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
- Flash Flood in Florida, January 23 to 24, 1998
- Dense Fog in California, January 23, 1998
- Flood in Florida, January 23 to 27, 1998
- Flood in Florida, January 23, 1998
- Flood in Florida, January 23 to 31, 1998
- Flood in Florida, January 23, 1998
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 23 to 24, 1998
- Flood in Florida, January 23 to 29, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, January 23, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, January 23, 1998
- Flood in Florida, January 23 to 27, 1998
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 23 to 24, 1998
More
Every storm in Florida in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, January 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: 5634556, 5634557.