Dec 13, 1997
Heavy rains caused flooding of 70 to 80 homes along a one mile strip of the Anclote River near Elfers in Pasco county where eight to nine inches of rain with isolated amounts of up to 14 inches fell in less than twelve hours.Floodwaters caused nearly one million dollars worth of damage to mechanical equipment at the Stearns Peat Company along U.S. Highway 98 near Dade City in eastern Pasco County.An estimated half million dollars worth of crops, mainly strawberry, were damaged throughout portion
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5623381). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Manatee County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.