Florida, 1998

Flash Flood in Florida, March 19 to 20, 1998

March 19 to 20, 1998 · NWS TBW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
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  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1.5 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 Tampa radar (KTBW), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:57 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Pasco

When
March 19, 3:00 AM EST to March 20, 8:00 PM EST
Where
Pasco County, Countywide
Property damage
$1.5 million
Coordinates
28.307, -82.439 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rains caused widespread flooding to homes, roadways and low-lying areas from New Port Richey to Zephyrhills and Dade City in Pasco county. More than 100 homes were damaged from floodwaters, primarily in the Timber Lake Estates along Morris Bridge Road of Zephyrhills.

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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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5647720.