Florida, 1998

Flash Flooding in Florida, September 29, 1998

September 29, 1998 · NWS TAE · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
$2.5 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 25 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:59 UTC.

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Event by event

3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Walton

When
September 29, 6:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Walton County, Countywide
Property damage
$500,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
30.619, -86.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Choctawhatchee Bay water levels high and county creeks have overflowed their banks. Several homes along creek beds sustained some flood damage in the Freeport, Rock Hill, and Portland.

Flash Flood, Holmes

When
September 29, 8:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Holmes County, Countywide
Property damage
$1.3 million
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
30.868, -85.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Widespread flash flooding of numerous county dirt roads as well as FL 90, CR 81, and CR 179.

Flash Flood, Washington

When
September 29, 8:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Countywide
Property damage
$750,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
30.611, -85.665 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash flooding closed 13 county roads. FL DOT closed Highways 277, 279, and 79.

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.

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: 5671589, 5671587, 5671588.