Flood in Hernando County, Florida

Flood December 18, 1997 – December 31, 1997 · Hernando County, Florida

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Withlacoochee River at Croom crested at 10.9 feet, nearly two feet above the flood stage of nine feet on the 31st. Several homes along Hernando-Pasco county line, from Croom south to Ridge Manor, were damaged by floodwaters. The most heavily damaged areas were near County Road 575 and U.S. Highway 301 at the Talisman Estates along the eastern Pasco-Hernando county line. Fifty-four homes were damaged by floodwaters of which ten were destroyed and another 27 incurred major damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5623524. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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