Florida, 1998

Flood in Florida, September 20 to 22, 1998

September 20 to 22, 1998 · NWS TBW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • 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
None recorded
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

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Manatee

When
September 20, 8:00 AM EST to September 22, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Manatee County, 27 mi E of Bradenton
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
27.478, -82.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Manatee River at Myakka Head along State Road 64 crested at 15.6 feet, over four and a half feet above the flood stage of eleven feet, on the 20th.

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: 5668519.