Florida, 1998

Flash Flooding in Florida, January 7 to 8, 1998

January 7 to 8, 1998 · NWS MLB · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$185,000
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.

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:01 UTC.

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Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Lake

When
January 7, 12:00 PM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Lake County, Clermont
Property damage
$85,000
Coordinates
28.762, -81.711 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rains in December and January continued to produce flooding of low lying areas in the Clermont area of Lake County. Four mobile homes were flooded in a mobile home park.

Flash Flood, Osceola

When
January 7, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Osceola County, Kissimmee
Property damage
$100,000
Coordinates
28.063, -81.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rains from December through January produced flooding in low lying area of northern Osceola County. Eight mobile homes in a park received minor flooding. Most of the park was evacuated.

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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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: 5634291, 5634292.