Florida, 1998

Flooding in Florida, March 1 to 31, 1998

March 1 to 31, 1998 · NWS JAX · 15 events in 15 counties and zones

Total flooding related to El Nino, More than 2800 homes and more than 175 businesses destroyed.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • 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
$26 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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 JAX wrote it up.

Total flooding related to El Nino, More than 2800 homes and more than 175 businesses destroyed.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

15 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Alachua

When
March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Alachua forecast zone
Property damage
$850,000

Flood, Baker

When
March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Baker forecast zone
Property damage
$2.2 million
Coordinates
30.331, -82.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Bradford

When
March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Bradford forecast zone
Property damage
$170,000
Coordinates
29.950, -82.169 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Clay

When
March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Clay forecast zone
Property damage
$370,000

Flood, Columbia

When
March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Columbia forecast zone
Property damage
$2.4 million

Flood, Duval

When
March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Duval forecast zone
Property damage
$400,000

Flood, Flagler

When
March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Flagler forecast zone
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
29.471, -81.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Gilchrist

When
March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Gilchrist forecast zone
Property damage
$6.1 million
Coordinates
29.726, -82.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Hamilton

When
March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Hamilton forecast zone
Property damage
$590,000

Flood, Marion

When
March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Marion forecast zone
Property damage
$230,000

Flood, Nassau

When
March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Nassau forecast zone
Property damage
$1.7 million
Coordinates
30.611, -81.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Putnam

When
March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Putnam forecast zone
Property damage
$3.7 million

Flood, St. Johns

When
March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
St. Johns forecast zone
Property damage
$8,000

Flood, Suwannee

When
March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Suwannee forecast zone
Property damage
$5.5 million
Coordinates
30.196, -82.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Union

When
March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Union forecast zone
Property damage
$1.3 million
Coordinates
30.044, -82.371 (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.

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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: 5633886, 5633887, 5633888, 5633889, 5633890, 5633891, 5633892, 5633893, 5633894, 5633895, 5633896, 5633897, 5633898, 5633899, 5633900.