Flood, Citrus
- When
- July 10, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Citrus County, Crystal River
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 28.848, -82.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Florida, July 10, 1998
Five to six inches of rain in less than two hours caused localized flooding of roadways and low lying areas from Crystal River southeast to Brooksville. S.
Where it happened
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- 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.
Five to six inches of rain in less than two hours caused localized flooding of roadways and low lying areas from Crystal River southeast to Brooksville. A few vehicles and homes incurred water damage in low lying areas along the U.S. Highway 19 and 41 corridors in Citrus and Hernando counties.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Hernando
- When
- July 10, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hernando County, Spring Hill
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 28.556, -82.468 (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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- Flash Flooding in Florida, July 10, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 10, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 10, 1998
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Mississippi, July 10, 1998
- Flood in Florida, July 10, 1998
- Tornado in Idaho, July 10, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 10, 1998
- Flash Flood in Utah, July 10, 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: 5666618, 5666619.