Coastal Flood in Inland Sussex, DE

Coastal Flood — Inland Sussex, DE

Feb 4, 1998

Injuries

Property Damage

$700K

The strongest northeaster of the winter battered Kent and Sussex Counties with damaging winds, severe coastal flooding, extensive beach erosion, several dune breaches and heavy rain. A state of emergency was declared for all or parts of Sussex County from 7 a.m. EST on the 5th through 7 p.m. EST on the 7th. The county was declared a disaster area. Damage was estimated at about 1.7 million dollars and was the worst storm to affect the area since January 1992. Hardest hit communities included

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5631967). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Inland Sussex, DE

This event is one of many recorded floods in Inland Sussex County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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Coastal Flood — Inland Sussex, DE

Flood Risk Context for Inland Sussex, DE

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