North Carolina, 1998Flash Flooding in North Carolina, February 17, 1998
February 17, 1998 · NWS ILM · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
4 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Flash Flood, Brunswick
- When
- February 17, 5:30 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Brunswick County, Calabash
- Coordinates
- 34.039, -78.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Described as Roads Flooded Like Never Before, rainfall 3-5 inches in the early morning caused many roads to flood.
Flash Flood, Columbus
- When
- February 17, 5:30 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Columbus County, Cerro Gordo
- Coordinates
- 34.265, -78.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Rainfall measured 3-5 inches during the early morning hours, resulting in widespread road closures due to flooding.
Flash Flood, New Hanover
- When
- February 17, 5:30 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- New Hanover County, Castle Hayne
- Coordinates
- 34.181, -77.866 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Rainfall measured 3-5 inches during the early morning hours caused widespread flooding, forcing delayed school openings, causing Carolina Beach Lake to flood into the neighborhood, and caused massive traffic delays across the county.
Flash Flood, Pender
- When
- February 17, 5:30 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pender County, Burgaw
- Coordinates
- 34.515, -77.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Rainfall measured 2.5-4 inches during the early morning hours, causing widespread ponding of water on roads .
- 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.
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 17 to 18, 19984 deaths · $25,000 · 13 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 17, 19982 injured · $1.0 million · F1 · 11 events
- Flooding in Michigan, February 17 to 18, 1998$1.1 million · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 17, 1998$900,000 · 1 event
- Storm Surge in Ohio, February 17 to 18, 1998$700,000 · 3 events
- Tornado in Florida, February 17, 1998$200,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Florida, February 17, 1998$200,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Florida, February 17, 1998$175,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Georgia, February 17, 1998$500,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Flood in Florida, February 17 to 28, 1998$500,000 · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, February 17, 1998$107,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Flood in Florida, February 17 to 28, 1998$200,000 · 1 event
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: 5634529, 5634530, 5634531, 5634532.