Nov 13, 1997
Average rainfall amounts of five to eight inches with isolated amounts as high as twelve inches fell in less than twelve hours and caused flooding of homes, businesses, public facilities, roadways and rivers. Most of the flooding occurred over a broad band from the Bradenton-Sarasota metropolitan area east to Wauchula in Hardee county and continued east to Sebring in northern Highlands county.The greatest flood damage occurred in Sarasota county where 178 properties were affected for a total of
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5621290). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Hardee County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.