Mar 8, 1998
A slow moving complex weather system moved through southwest Alabama and northwest Florida on March 8, bringing with it copious amounts of rainfall. The Mobile WSR-88D estimated rainfall totals of six to ten inches across the area on March 8. Residents in north Santa Rosa and north Okaloosa counties estimated up to twelve inches of rain fell. The heavy rains began during the early morning hours in Escambia county and moved slowly east across Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties during the mid
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5639842). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Escambia County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.