Last updated 9:00 PM EST, May 24, 2006 by ERG
1998 Global Register of Major Flood Events - Scroll Down and Look For Links to Maps In The Country Column
DFO #	Country	Detailed Locations	Rivers	Began	Ended	Duration (days)	Dead	Displaced	Damage (USD)	Main cause	Secondary cause	Recurrence Interval (anecdotal)	Severity Class*	Hectares flooded	Hayden Code	Affected Region ( sq km)	Flood Magnitude**	MODIS flood inuation limit file names***	Notes and Comments
184	USA	Oregon, Washington	Tillamook, McKenna, Wilson, Nisqually	27-Dec-98	30-Dec-98	4		70		Heavy rain		2	1		Cp	105,300	4.5		Worst since February 1996.
183	Indonesia	West Java Province	Kelawing	27-Dec-98	31-Dec-98	5		9,600		Brief torrential rain			1	300	Tpz	46,300	3.5
182	Congo	Northeast Likouala region		24-Nov-98	30-Nov-98	7		20,000		Heavy rain			1		Tpz	59,070	4.7
181	Honduras	San Pedro, Sula, Chamelecon, Choloma, Puerto Cortes		27-Nov-98	30-Nov-98	4		20,000		Heavy rain			1		Tpo	18,010	1.9
180	Vietnam -Tropical Storm Elvis	Provinces - Binh Dinh, Quang Ngai		25-Nov-98	25-Nov-98	1	49		$         30,000,000	Tropical cyclone			1		Tpz	9,570	0.1		Yearly occurance.
179	Vietnam -Typhoon Dawn	Quang Nam-Da Nang Province		19-Nov-98	24-Nov-98	6	90	2,000,000	$         22,000,000	Tropical cyclone			1		Tpz	10,720	1.9
178	Indonesia	East and West Nusa Tenggara		17-Nov-98	22-Nov-98	6	15	12,000		Tropical cyclone			1		Tpz	56,180	4.2
177	Somalia	Middle Juba Region	Juba	18-Nov-98	30-Nov-98	13		300		Heavy rain			1	5,000	Tpz	8,700	2.4		Second year in a row.
176	Vietnam - Tropical Storm Chip	Central Provinces		13-Nov-98	16-Nov-98	4	17		$         17,000,000	Heavy rain			1		Tpz	25,140	2.2		Second in months.
175	USA	Texas - Montgomery County	Trinity, San Jacinto, Colorado, Neches, Guadalupe	13-Nov-98	15-Nov-98	3		100		Heavy rain			1		Tsu	15,210	1.4
174	Mozambique	Central - Beria		1-Nov-98	10-Nov-98	10	2			Heavy rain			1		Tsz	78,990	6.5
173	Dominican Republic	Neita, Bonad, Santiago, Montecristi, Masi	Pedro	10-Nov-98	12-Nov-98	3	2	200		Heavy rain			1		Tpo	32,650	2.0
172	Ukraine, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary	Ukraine - Carpithian region Northeast Hungary	Tisza	5-Nov-98	23-Nov-98	19	16	25,000	$           3,000,000	Heavy rain		50	2	3,500	CpSe*	91,280	17.8
171	Germany	Germany - Lower Saxony, Southern Bavaria	Rhine	31-Oct-98	17-Nov-98	18	3			Heavy rain			1		CpSe*	79,670	8.2
170	USA	Southeast Kansas - Wichita, Augusta Northeast Oklahoma	Chikaskia, Whitewater	30-Oct-98	31-Oct-98	2	1	2,000	$         37,000,000	Heavy rain			1		TsuCpSe*	50,300	1.6
169	Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador - Hurricane Mitch	Carribean Coast		24-Oct-98	5-Nov-98	13	11,000	2,000,000		Brief torrential rain		24	2		Tpo	241,300	25.2		Worst hurricane since 1974.
168	Taiwan -Typhoon Babs		Keelung	23-Oct-98	24-Oct-98	2	156	400,000	$         55,000,000	Heavy rain			1		Tszo	24,810	1.1		Second storm in 2 months.
167	Vietnam	Provinces - Khanh Hoa, Binh Dinh, Quang Ngai, Ninh Thuan, Phu Yen		16-Oct-98	23-Oct-98	8	42		$         13,700,000	Heavy rain			1	11,000	Tpz	24,650	3.3
166	England, Wales	Wales and Southwest England	Rhondda, Dart, Barle, Wye	22-Oct-98	24-Oct-98	3	11	400		Heavy rain		20	1		Cp	52,220	2.5
165	Ghana	Accra		19-Oct-98	24-Oct-98	6	3			Heavy rain		3	1		Tpz	25,280	2.8
164	USA	Texas - San Antonio, New Braunfels	Guadalupe, Plum Creek	17-Oct-98	23-Oct-98	7	29	5,300	$    1,000,000,000	Heavy rain		500	3		Tsu	20,710	8.4
163	Brazil	Parana State - Uniao da Vitoria	Iguacu	3-Oct-98	14-Oct-98	12		8,500		Heavy rain			1		Tpz	119,100	8.6
162	India	Andhra Pradesh State		1-Oct-98	20-Oct-98	20	230	80,000	$       530,000,000	Heavy rain			1	1,150,000	Tpz	194,200	13.2
161	Philippines, Taiwan -Typhoon Zeb			13-Oct-98	17-Oct-98	5	48	30,000		Tropical cyclone			1		Tpz	70,500	4.3
160	Iran	Caspian Sea Coast		3-Oct-98	9-Oct-98	7	8			Heavy rain			1		TsuCs	37,480	3.8
159	Nigeria	Western Kwara State		12-Oct-98	18-Oct-98	7		110,000		Heavy rain	Dam/Levy, break or release		1		Tpz	29,090	3.3
158	Algeria	Hachima, Bouria, Bechloul		23-Sep-98	24-Sep-98	2	1	700		Brief torrential rain			1		Tpu	15,760	0.9
157	Benin	Northern Benin		1-Sep-98	24-Sep-98	24	5	5,500		Heavy rain			1		Tpz	63,080	8.0
156	Japan	Shikoku - Kochi		30-Sep-98	2-Oct-98	3	6	2,200		Brief torrential rain		58	2		Tszo	9,470	2.1
155	South Korea -Typhoon Yani	Southern Korean Peninsula		27-Sep-98	1-Oct-98	5	19	2,376		Tropical cyclone			1		TsoCpSe*	39,190	3.2
154	Liberia	Grand Capemount Province		17-Sep-98	2-Oct-98	16	8	5,000		Heavy rain			1		Tpz	5,940	2.1
153	USA	Missouri - Kansas City	Brush Creek	6-Oct-98	7-Oct-98	2	11		$         50,000,000	Heavy rain		20	1		TsuCp	6,060	0.5
152	USA - Hurricane Georges	Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana		15-Sep-98	16-Sep-98	2	4		$       250,000,000	Tropical cyclone			1		TsoCpSe*	214,800	3.2
151	Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Antigua - Hurricane Georges			21-Sep-98	22-Sep-98	2	353	11,140		Tropical cyclone			1		Tpo	67,470	1.8
150	Phillipines - Tropical Storm Vicki, Typhoon Todd	Luzon - Pampanga Province - Lubao, Sasmuan, Guagua, Santo Rita	Porac-Gumain	17-Sep-98	19-Sep-98	3	27	70,512		Heavy rain	Dam/Levy, break or release		1	18,000	Tpo	3,670	0.7
149	India	States - Maharashta, Gujarat - Surat, Hazira, Nashik, Jalgaon	Than Tapi	16-Sep-98	18-Sep-98	3	12	50,000		Dam/Levy, break or release			1		Tszo	214,500	5.1
148	Croatia	Northern Croatia		15-Sep-98	16-Sep-98	2	0		$         10,000,000	Heavy rain			1	100,000	CpSe*	20,620	1.0
147	Belgium, Netherlands	Antwerp, Dutch lowlands, Brabant province, Liege, Voeren, Wallonia, Truiden, Aarschot	Haringvliet	14-Sep-98	16-Sep-98	3	1	400		Heavy rain		68	2		CpSe*	26,850	3.6
146	USA - Tropical Storm Frances	Texas - Houston Louisiana - New Orleans, Freeport, Angleton		11-Sep-98	14-Sep-98	4	1	17		Tropical cyclone		4	1		Tsu	60,560	3.4
145	Russia	Republic of Birobijan		7-Sep-98	7-Sep-98	1				Heavy rain			1	20,000	Css*	36,020	0.2
144	Niger	Niamey, Mokko		5-Sep-98	9-Sep-98	5		20,000		Heavy rain			1		Tpu	111,400	5.4
143	Mexico, Guatemala - Tropical Storm Javier, Hurricane Isis	Tonala, Mapastepec, Tapachula, Motozintla, Sinaloa, Los Cabos region, Los Mochis Empalme, San Bernardina, Guaymos, Sonoro, Chiapas, San Lucar	Coatan, Pikikipan	3-Sep-98	12-Sep-98	10	407	400,000	$    3,000,000,000	Tropical cyclone		40	2	80,937	Tso	447,500	30.8
142	USA - Hurricane Earl	Florida, Georgia - St. Helena and St. George's Barrier Islands, Panama City, Albany, Tifton		3-Sep-98	3-Sep-98	1	3	65	$         50,000,000	Brief torrential rain			1		TsoCp	29,740	0.2
141	Tibet, Nepal	Lhasa, Xigaze, Loka, Nyingchi, Sangha, Syangja districts	Yarlung, Zangbo, Lhasa, Nyang, Andhi, Bhod	28-Aug-98	31-Aug-98	4	156	8,000		Heavy rain		5	1	14,000	Tszo	215,600	6.4		Flash Flood.  Some rivers at record levels.
140	Sudan	States - Kassala, Khartoum - Berber, Shandi, Adammer provinces, Damer region, Bor district, Artoli island	Nile, Blue Nile, Jonglei, White Nile, Gash, Atbara	28-Aug-98	10-Sep-98	14	25	816,000	$         40,000,000	Heavy rain			2	13,500,000	Tpu	326,100	30.1		"highest river levels along parts of the Nile and tributaries since records began"
139	Japan - Typhoon Rex	Honshu - Ibaraki, Tochigi, Fukushima, Aomori, Iwate, Akita	Naka	28-Aug-98	2-Sep-98	6	21	2,000		Brief torrential rain			1	8,000	TsoCpSe*	73,840	4.9
138	USA - Hurricane Bonnie	North Carolina - Cape Fear, Wilmington, Leland, Washington	Ocracoke, Pamlico, Neuse	27-Aug-98	29-Aug-98	3	2	17,000	$    1,000,000,000	Tropical cyclone			1		TsoCp	42,370	2.3		New peak record for Hood Creek.
137	USA, Mexico - Tropical Storm Charley	Texas - Laredo, El Cenizo, Rio Bravo, Del Rio Mexico - Ciudad, Acura	Rio Grande, Devil's, San Antonio, Frio, Nueces	22-Aug-98	27-Aug-98	6	17	1,750		Tropical cyclone		50	2		Tso	90,190	10.8
136	Nigeria	Okumi, Kano		15-Aug-98	16-Aug-98	2	15	5,000		Heavy rain			1	200	Tpz	39,720	1.4
135	Ethiopia	Gambella region	Baro	10-Aug-98	17-Aug-98	8	3	66,000		Brief torrential rain			1	3,200	Tpz	28,910	3.5
134	Yemen	Siham valley, Red Sea port, Hodeida, Ibb, Abin, Marib, Sanaa, Lahaj		14-Aug-98	30-Aug-98	17	70	240		Brief torrential rain		30	1		Tpz	128,400	10.2
133	China	Provinces - Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning - Harbin, Qigihaer, Dorbenxin, Akso, Dorbod, Xingzhan, Guqia	Nenjiang, Songhua, Liaohe, Chuo'er, Ulyji, Muren, Raoyang	8-Aug-98	14-Sep-98	38	89	2,160,000	$       964,000,000	Heavy rain			3	21,200,000	TsuCpSe*	620,800	86.0		Worst ever floods of Nen and Songjua Rivers.
132	Russia	Southern Siberia - Chita region		12-Aug-98	13-Aug-98	2	0	16,000		Heavy rain			1		CSs**	168,600	2.8
131	Turkey	Provinces - Trabzon, Rize		10-Aug-98	11-Aug-98	2	50			Brief torrential rain			1		CpSe*	8,220	0.6
130	USA	North Central Indiana - Marion, Elm, Grove, Grant, Blackford counties South Wisconsin - Waukesha, Sheboygan, Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Brown Deer, Boots Creek	Mississinewa, Salamonie	4-Aug-98	6-Aug-98	3	2	600	$         20,000,000	Brief torrential rain		35-65 years	2		TsuCpSe*	54,160	5.1
129	North Korea, South Korea	Challa province, Chiri Mountains, Changhung, Seoul, Kyonggi Province, Boen, Donguchon, S.Hamgyong Province, Mundock, Sinjung, Riwon	Han	31-Jul-98	1-Aug-98	2	273	209,000	$       868,000,000	Brief torrential rain		30	2	80,453	TsoCpSe*, TsoCp	75,170	3.8		3 sub-events.  8/6 was Seoul's wettest day in 27 years, flooding is some of worst on record.
128	Poland	Klodzke, Dusznica, Orlickie Mountains, Sudetes, Dusziniki, Szczytna, Polanica, Szalejow, Klodzko, Dolny	Bystrzycha	23-Jul-98	27-Jul-98	5	9	1,200		Heavy rain			1		CSs**	13,180	1.8		Flash Flood
127	Indonesia	Java - Yapen, Waropen, Abepura districts - Irian, Jaya, Klaimantan provinces	Kediri, Supit, Urang	23-Jul-98	26-Jul-98	4	26			Brief torrential rain			1	2,000	Tpz	68,600	3.6
126	Czech Republic	East Bohemia - Rychnov District	Bela, Zlaty, Dobra	23-Jul-98	24-Jul-98	2	6		$           3,180,000	Heavy rain			1	10,000	CpSe*	10	0.0		Flash Flood
125	Slovakia	Presov and Sabinov districts, Saris highlands, Levoca Mounntains	Torysa, Branisko, Mala, Svinka Svinka, Zehrica	20-Jul-98	24-Jul-98	5	47	3,618	$         24,500,000	Brief torrential rain			1		CpSe*	4,900	1.1
124	Australia	New South Wales - Lachlan, MacIntyre, Macquarie, Hunter, Nepean, Barwon, Tamworth, Wollongong, Gunnedah, Hexham, Forbes, Mungindi, Dubbo, Bathurst, Narrabi, Warren, Hinton, Wee Waa, Pilliga District	Namoi, Peel, Darling	19-Jul-98	10-Sep-98	54	1	6,300	$       100,000,000	Brief torrential rain		25	2	200,000	Tso	146,400	30.5		25 years "worst in a generation" "expected 100 yr flood" Also minor flooding in the Walgett area of NSW 9/14-9/22.
123	Uganda	Apac district - Lake Kwania	White Nile	20-Jul-98	24-Jul-98	5		20,000		Heavy rain			1	9,600	Tpz	3,400	0.9
122	Sri Lanka	Colombo, Galle, Kalutara, Gampaha		17-Jul-98	20-Jul-98	4	1	12,500		Brief torrential rain			1		Tpz	5,700	1.0
121	Russia	Far East - Magadan region	Berekekh, Susuman	19-Jul-98	20-Jul-98	2		56		Heavy rain			1		CSs**	102,700	2.2
120	Somalia	Balad	Shabelle	13-Jul-98	17-Jul-98	5		500		Heavy rain			1		Tpz	65,730	4.1
119	Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan - Shakhimardan district Kyrgyzstan - Kadamzhai district	Sai, Ak-Suu	8-Jul-98	8-Jul-98	1	93	14,000		Dam/Levy, break or release			1		CSs*	530	0.0
118	Bangaldesh, India	Bangaldesh - Dhemaji, Nalbari, Sirajganj, Netrokana, Rangpur, Khagrachhari, Magura, Pabna, Dhaka, Dhubri, Madlda, Faridpur, Manikganj, Gai, Bandha, Bogra, Jamlpur, Chittagong, Manikganj, Chandpur, Buriganga India - Uttar Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Bihar	Ganges, Padma, Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Morapagladiya, Rathi	5-Jul-98	22-Sep-98	80	2,632	25,000,000	$    3,400,000,000	Monsoonal rain		88	2	7,000,000	Tszo	116,180	29.9		Worst flooding of Rathi River in 88 yrs, "worst flooding in Bangladesh history."
117	Mexico	States - Mexico, Puebla - Acapulco	Sabanas	2-Jul-98	3-Jul-98	2	1	520		Heavy rain			1		Tso	78,600	1.9
116	New Zealand	North Island, N.South Island - Wellington, Waikato district, Nelson, Marlborough, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Maitai	Tirohanga, Wairou	30-Jun-98	20-Jul-98	21		40	$           2,600,000	Heavy rain		100	3	6,765	Cp	90,970	27.5
115	Vietnam	Provinces - Yen Bai, Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, Ninh Thuan	Lo, Red	28-Jun-98	11-Jul-98	14	4	12,000		Heavy rain			1		Tszo	28,280	4.4
114	USA	Vermont - Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, Lamoille, Orange, Rutland, Washington, Window, Ayers Brook, Randolph, Mad River, Moretown, White River, West Hartford		24-Jun-98	1-Jul-98	8	21	11,000	$       469,000,000	Brief torrential rain		100	3		TsuCpSe*	18,120	8.4		Surpassed 1965 record for Welch Vt - exceeding 100 yr flood.
113	Somalia	Mogadishu, Afgoie, Merca		24-Jun-98	25-Jun-98	2	22	2,000		Heavy rain			1		Tpz	29,470	1.2
112	Mexico	Acapulco, Atonilco, Oaxaca		19-Jun-98	23-Jun-98	5		400		Heavy rain			1		Tso	58,060	3.9
111	Australia	Victoria - Gippsland, Bairnsdale, Lindenow, Glenaladale, Bruthen New South Wales - Esplanade Lakes, Entrance, Orbost, Wuk Wuk, Conn	Snowy, Buchan, Mitchell, Tambo, Swift Creek	22-Jun-98	24-Jun-98	3	1	300		Brief torrential rain		100	3		Cp	54,960	7.7		Highest flooding since the 1800s.
110	Romania	Northeast and Central Romania - Transylvania, Moldova, Bacau, Alba, Hunedoara, Lasi, Neamt, Mures	Prut, Arges	8-Jun-98	24-Jun-98	17	31	5,952	$       147,600,000	Heavy rain	Brief torrential rain	21	2	115,675	CpSe*	79,160	15.9
109	Romania	Central and Northern		1-Jul-98	10-Jul-98	10	5	50,000		Heavy rain			1	34,000	CpSe*	83,830	6.7		Flooding and hail.
108	England	Moray Firth		13-Jun-98	14-Jun-98	2		120		Brief torrential rain		30	1		Cp	3,550	0.4		Flashflood
107	USA	California - Yosemite Valley	Merced	14-Jun-98	15-Jun-98	2				Snowmelt		50	1		Cp	4,080	0.4		Campgrounds evacuated.  Wettest snowpack in 50 yrs.
106	USA	Southwest Iowa - Des Moines, Lafayette West and Central Indiana - Cass, Fremont, Page, Mills, Montgomery, Ripley, Holmes, LaSalle	Mississippi, Racoon, Wabash, Ohio	13-Jun-98	17-Jun-98	5		1,000	$         37,000,000	Heavy rain		53	2	40,000	TsuCpSe*	73,860	8.7		White River highest since 1945.
105	China	Hunan Province - Wuhan, Changsha	Xiang Jiang, Zishui	12-Jun-98	27-Jun-98	16	40	400,000	$       481,000,000	Heavy rain		50	2	130,000	Tszo	170,600	22.9		Worst in 50 years in Changsha.  Xiangjiang exceeding record high level.
104	China	Provinces - Fujian, Zhejiang - Minqing, Minhou, Nanping, Qiantang, Minjiang	Feiyun, Ou	12-Jun-98	25-Jun-98	14	126	750,000	$ 210,000,000,000	Heavy rain		150	3	20,000	Tszo	54,190	18.4		Flooding and mudslides.
103	China	Jiangxi Province - Jiujiang, Jingdezhen	Xinjiang, Xingjiang, Leanjiang, Jingjiang, Yuanhe, Yangtze, Guanjiang, Wuhe	12-Jun-98	9-Jul-98	28	51	434,500	$       240,000,000	Heavy rain			3	500,000	Tszo	36,420	19.1		Xingjiang river's highest level in history - rivers breaking all previous high-water marks.
102	China	Sichuan Province - Chongqing	Yangtze	18-Jun-98	19-Jun-98	2	27			Heavy rain			1		Tszo	29,700	1.2
101	China	Guangxi Province - Guilin	Fuyishui, Lijiang, Zingjiang, Guijiang, Xijiang	15-Jun-98	28-Jun-98	14	66	500,000	$       221,700,000	Heavy rain		80	2	670,000	Tszo	26,920	8.7		Worst flooding in Guilin in 80 years.
100	China	Guangdong Province - Yangjiang, Shaogun	Pearl, Zhenjiang, Xijiang, Beijiang	25-Jun-98	6-Jul-98	12	180	150,000	$       205,000,000	Heavy rain		49	2		Tszo	41,220	10.1		Heaviest flooding on the Xijiang river in China since 1949.
99	China	Provinces - Hubei, Anhui - Zianning, Huanggan, Huangshi, Yichang, Jinshou, Xining, Tunxi, Jixi, Huangshan, Chizhou, Anqing, Xuancheng, Tongling	Xinjiang, Fujiang, Yangtze, Huaihe	18-Jun-98	13-Jul-98	26	164	370,000		Heavy rain		7	1		Tszo	305,500	18.0
98	China	Sichuan Province - Chongqing, Chendu, Luzhou, Nonchong, Guangyuan, Yanbain	Yangtze	27-Jun-98	13-Jul-98	17	170	240,000	$       312,500,000	Heavy rain		6	1	85,000	Tszo	235,600	13.8		Yangtze highest level in 6 yrs.
97	China	Shanxi Province	Yellow	4-Jul-98	20-Jul-98	17	113	90,000		Heavy rain		40	1		TsoCp	72,120	7.6
96	China	Provinces - Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi - Chenglingli, Wuhan, Jiujiang, Yichang, Jiayu, Shashi, Changde, Jiujiang, Jiangzhou, Jingzhou, Li, Huarong	Yangtze, Hanshui, Xiangjiang, Zishui, Yangjiang, Lishui	17-Jul-98	5-Aug-98	20	345	3,120,000	$    1,310,000,000	Heavy rain	Dam/Levy, break or release		2	1,320,000	Tszo	367,300	36.3		Torrential rains continuing Yangtze flooding and major dyke break.
95	China	Provinces - Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi	Yangtze, Wuhan, Jiujiang, Chenglingli, Shashi, Luoshan	5-Aug-98	7-Sep-98	34	575	1,115,000	$    3,710,000,000	Heavy rain	Dam/Levy, break or release	44	2	1,320,000	Tszo	293,000	38.2		Continued Yangtze flooding and dike blown up in Jianli county.  Levels at Shashi broke 1954 record.
94	China	Provinces - Sichaun, Guizhou - Chongqing, Jiangjin, Nanchuan, Fengdu, Wuxi	Yangtze, Daxi, Qijiang	3-Aug-98	7-Aug-98	5	90			Heavy rain			1		Tszo	133,200	5.9		Torrential rains and Yangtze headwaters.
93	China	Sichuan Province - Chongqing, Ziyang, Guangyang	Yangtze, Jinshajiang, Minjiang, Tuojiang, Jialingjiang	19-Aug-98	29-Aug-98	11	19			Heavy rain			1		Tszo	35,150	4.5
92	Afghanistan	Nangahar Province		12-Jun-98	15-Jun-98	4	30	100		Heavy rain			1		Cs	11,600	1.5
91	Turkey	Sanliurfa, Erzincan, Agri, Ardahan, Erzurum		12-Jun-98	15-Jun-98	1	9			Brief torrential rain			1		Cs	28,450	0.2
90	USA	Massachusetts - Boston, Billerica, Tewksbury, Melrose, Peabody New Hampshire - South Tamworth, Durham, Newmarket	North Shawsheen, Charles, Blackstone, Nashua, Assab, Saco, Oyster, Lamprey, Merrimack, Concord	13-Jun-98	19-Jun-98	7	1			Heavy rain		80	2		TsuCpSs**	19,950	5.5		Highest ever rainfall recorded for a June day in New England since rainfall statistics started being tracked in 1871.  Saco River - 50 yr flood, Wading river - 80 year flood, many rivers 10-25 year floods.
89	Bangladesh, India	Northeastern Bangladesh - Sylhet district India - Assam, Arunachal Pradesh	Brahmaputra	9-Jun-98	12-Jun-98	4	77	2,000		Monsoonal rain			1	2,000	Tszo	136,000	5.1
88	India	Gujarat State - Kutch, Saurashtra regions, Kandla Port, Rakastan, Pakistan border		9-Jun-98	11-Jun-98	3	1126	15,000		Extra-tropical cyclone	Tidal surge		1		Tszo	4,930	0.8		Rare Arabian Sea cyclone incursion - heavy flooding of major coastal highways, slum by Kandla port was submerged by two meter high tidal wave and many salt workers drowned.
87	Vietnam	Hanoi		9-Jun-98	10-Jun-98	2				Heavy rain			1		Tszo	3,250	0.4		Heavy rainfall/thunderstorm - 9.09 inches overnight.
86	Indonesia	Java - Tangerang districts - Cipayaeun, Manceri	Tiga, Raksa, Cisoka	10-Jun-98	11-Jun-98	2		180		Heavy rain		10	1	66	Tpz	27,340	1.1		Deepest flooding in 10 yrs.
85	Hong Kong	northern rural New Territories		9-Jun-98	12-Jun-98	4	1	24		Heavy rain			1		Tszo	5,840	1.1		Torrential rain - up to 16 inches in 20 hours.
84	North Korea	Southeastern Coast - Kangwon Province - Anbyon, Tongchon, Kosong counties		2-Jun-98	5-Jun-98	4				Tidal surge			1	48,656	TsoCpSe*	8,050	1.2		Tidal waves and flooding.
83	Taiwan	Counties - Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pintung, Yulin		1-Jun-98	8-Jun-98	8	3	300	$         19,000,000	Monsoonal rain			1		Tszo	7,740	1.8		Torrential rains - strong seasonal southwest monsoon.
82	Russia	Nenets Region - Naryan-Mar, Labozhskoye, Velikovisochnoye, Oskolkovo	Pechora	3-Jun-98	7-Jun-98	5		49		Ice jam/break-up			1		CSs**	56,640	3.8
81	Afghanistan	Balkh Province - Mazar-e Sharif		29-May-98	1-Jun-98	4	30	100		Heavy rain			1		Cs	48,940	3.1
80	Tajikistan	Northern Kanibadam region, Northern Leninobod Region, Western Hisor District		31-May-98	2-Jun-98	3		1,200		Heavy rain			1		CSs*	39,900	2.2		Hundreds of hectares flooded.
79	Kenya	Nairobi		27-May-98	31-May-98	5	19	800		Heavy rain			1		Tpz	106,200	5.2		Heavy rainfall - 11 inches in 24 hours.
78	USA	North Central Oregon - Crook County, Prineville	Ochoco Creek, McKay Creek	28-May-98	3-Jun-98	7		1,600		Heavy rain			1		Cp	26,250	3.2		Heavy rainfall - 7 inches in 48 hours - one month's worth of rain.
77	Kyrgyzstan	Southwest - Jalal-Abad, Osh, Bazaar-Korgon raion, Susak raion, Carvak	Kugart	18-May-98	22-May-98	5	1	8,760	$           2,400,000	Brief torrential rain			1	1,204	CSs*	45,400	3.4
76	China	Provinces - Guangdong, Guangxi	Shenzhen, Pearl, Ng Tung	24-May-98	1-Jun-98	9	15	1,300	$         34,700,000	Heavy rain			1	8,149	Tszo	164,900	8.9		A cold front began in central China and moved south, resulting in an average rainfall for May in a few hours on the border area.
75	China	Hunan Province - Changsha, Loudi, Shaoyang	Lianshui	20-May-98	25-May-98	6	58	106,000	$       247,000,000	Heavy rain		44	2	280,600	Tszo	70,340	9.5		Water level higher in some areas than in 1954.
74	China	Sichuan Province		20-May-98	24-May-98	5	10	20,000	$         18,000,000	Brief torrential rain			1	3,000	TsoCp	216,100	7.5		Such strong storms are rare, hitting every 100 years.
73	China	Hubei Province - Xiangfan, Zaoyang, Nanzhang, Xiangyang, Yunyang, Zhongxiang, Jingshan, Changyang, Yichang, Songzi, Xiantao, Suizhou	Yangtze	20-May-98	25-May-98	6	8	15,000		Brief torrential rain			1	206000	TsoCp	149,500	6.9
72	China	Gansu Province - Yongdeng County, Gaolan County, Ningxia		20-May-98	21-May-98	2	37	3,600	$         14,400,000	Brief torrential rain			1	20,000	CSs**	51,480	1.6
71	China	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region - Xinjiang Yili Prefecture - Xinyuan County, Huocheng County		16-May-98	20-May-98	5	11	508	$           3,600,000	Brief torrential rain			1	1,665	CSs*	178,700	6.8		Heaviest rainfall ever in the region.
70	Somalia	Lower Juba Valley south of Jamame	Juba	19-May-98	21-May-98	3				Heavy rain			1		Tpz	100,600	3.5		Heavy rains that started in Ethiopia 15 days prior -- flooding in area south of Jamame related to collapse of river banks caused by flooding earlier in the year and last year due to El Nino (see DFO-1998-03 DFO-1997-90).
69	Turkey	Bartin, Zonguldak, Sakarya, Karabuk, Bolu, Antakaya, Haty, Ceyhan	Bartin	20-May-98	23-May-98	4	19	514	$    2,000,000,000	Brief torrential rain			1		Cs	142,700	5.2		Large areas of farmland inundated.  Rainfall worst in decades.
68	Bangladesh - Tropical Cyclone 01B	mouth of Ganges river	Ganges	20-May-98	30-May-98	11				Tropical cyclone			1		Tszo	34,070	4.4
67	Siberia	Yakutia Province - Lensk, Yakutsk	Amga, Olekma, Aldan, Lena	16-May-98	6-Jun-98	22	15	51,000	$           3,500,000	Ice jam/break-up			2	40,000	CSs**	314,800	34.7		91% of Lensk under water up to 1.5 meters deep.  May 17th - water topped maximum level ever observed.
66	China	Fujian province - Nanping city	Min	12-May-98	17-May-98	6	11		$         48,000,000	Heavy rain			1	2,000	Tszo	60,530	4.4
65	Iran	Provinces - East Azerbaijan, Northwestern, Lorestan, Chaharmahal-va-Bakhtiari, Mazandaran		12-May-98	16-May-98	5	27			Brief torrential rain			1		Cs	125,200	5.7
64	China	Hunan Province - Xiangxi autonomous prefecture, Jishou city, Huaihua, Loudi, Zhangjiajie, Yiyang, Changde		1-May-98	5-May-98	5		2,000		Brief torrential rain			1	8,000	Tszo	97,000	5.0
63	China	Sichuan Province - Dachuan Prefecture - Linshui, Dazhu, Kaijiang, Qu Counties		7-May-98	13-May-98	7	9			Brief torrential rain			1	90,000	Tszo	79,570	5.5
62	Indonesia	Java - Jakarta, Tangerang	Ciliwig, Cisdane	11-May-98	13-May-98	3				Heavy rain			1		Tpz	23,660	1.7
61	New Jersey	Counties - Southhampton, Easthampton, Pemberton, Passaic, Somerset, Burlington, Bergen	Pequannock, Millstone, Ramapo, Mill Creek, Rancocas Creek	11-May-98	13-May-98	3		124		Heavy rain			1		TsuCpSs**	15,360	1.4		12 consecutive days of rain.
60	Connecticut	Hartford	Freshwater Brook	8-May-98	10-May-98	3				Heavy rain		43	2		TsuCpSs**	1,700	0.9		Most rain since flood of '55, close to 100-year flood stage at Lynch Terrace and O'Hear Avenue.
59	Australia	Southeastern Queensland - Bundaberg	Dawson	6-May-98	11-May-98	6				Heavy rain			1		Tso	209,200	8.2
58	Russia	Vologda region	North Dvina, Yug, Sukhona	4-May-98	7-May-98	4				Snowmelt		98	2		CSs**	62,270	6.9		Worst flood this century.
57	Italy	Compania region - Naples, Sarno, Siano, Quindici, Bracigliano		1-May-98	7-May-98	7	148	3,463		Heavy rain			1		Cs	17,720	2.6		Flooding and mudslides.
56	Paraguay	Alberdi, Pilar, Chaco	Parana	1-Mar-98	7-May-98	68	55	85,000		Heavy rain			1		TSu	242,700	20.8		continuation of event DFO1998-39.
55	Tanzania	Dar es Salaam, coastal belt, Kinondoni, Dala, Temeke	Nakasangwe	27-Apr-98	4-May-98	8	5	4,600		Brief torrential rain			1		Tpz	169,800	8.6
54	Papua New Guinea	East Sepik Province - Ambunti, Angoram districts	Ramu	27-Apr-98	1-May-98	5		30,000		Heavy rain			1		Tpz	53,960	3.7		Heavy rains follow El Nino-related drought
53	USA	Oklahoma: Tulsa, Stratford Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, South Dakota	Neosho, Washita, Caney, Little, North Canadian	26-Apr-98	28-Apr-98	3	4			Heavy rain			1		TsuCpSe*	287,300	5.9
52	Afghanistan	Provinces - Kunar, Heart	Kunar	26-Apr-98	28-Apr-98	3	35			Rain and snowmelt			1	6,000	Cs	106,300	3.6
51	Hong Kong	Kennedy Town, Mongkok, Yuen, Long Man, Kam, West Kowloon		26-Apr-98	27-Apr-98	2	0			Brief torrential rain			1		Tszo	5,590	0.5		Sudden storm
50	Tajikistan	South and West Regions - Khatlon, Vose, Kulyab, Muminbad, Sarvine, Kafterkana, Ghabala, Nawabad, Kayanar, Yovan, Qabodiyon		24-Apr-98	7-May-98	14	203	20,000	$         66,000,000	Heavy rain			1	11,098	CSs*	59,530	6.4
49	Tajikistan	East and Central Regions - Gharm, Aini, Navdi, Pamir mountains		24-Apr-98	27-Apr-98	4	52	1,000		Rain and snowmelt		30	2		CSs*	44,210	5.8		Flooding and landslides.
48	South Africa	Southern Coast Mossel Bay		23-Apr-98	24-Apr-98	2	0	200		Brief torrential rain			1		Tso	73,480	1.9		Flash floods
47	Indonesia	South Sumatra	Musi	15-Apr-98	16-Apr-98	2	13	400		Heavy rain			1	825	Tpz	114,800	2.3
46	Poland	Provinces - Tarnow, Przemysl, Krosno, Krakow, Rzeszow	Vistula, Suchy, Grunt, Szcucin, San Wisla	20-Apr-98	26-Apr-98	7	0	1,500		Heavy rain			1	70,000	CSs**	50,160	4.4
45	USA	Tennessee - Knoxville, Chattanooga Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Southwestern Virginia	Kanawha	17-Apr-98	21-Apr-98	5	2	1,200	$       100,000,000	Heavy rain			1		TsuCpSe*	79,600	4.5
44	Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul - Alegrete		11-Apr-98	11-Apr-98	1	0	11,200		Heavy rain			1		TsoCp	209,600	0.4
43	Afghanistan	Nimroz Province	Helmand	11-Apr-98	11-Apr-98	1	0			Dam/Levy, break or release			1		Cs	35,000	0.2		Caused by closed dam gates.
42	Afghanistan	Faryab		6-Apr-98	10-Apr-98	5	30	5,000		Heavy rain			1	20,000	Cs	117,700	5.5
41	Australia	New South Wales - Sydney Narrabeen Lakes, Warringah-Pittwater region, Ku-ring-gai, Willoughby Lane Cove		10-Apr-98	10-Apr-98	1	0			Heavy rain		10	1		Cp	130,900	0.3
40	USA	Ohio, Illinois, Indiana - South Lebanon, Columbus, Franklin Counties	Whitehall, Little Miami, Ohio, Wabash	15-Apr-98	17-Apr-98	3	0			Brief torrential rain			1		TsuCpSe*	70,590	2.9		Frontal convective storms, "overnight 6 inch rain" flash floods.
39	Argentina, Paraguay	Argentina - provinces: Corrientes, Chaco, Misiones, Formosa, Chubut. Towns: Resistencia, Corrientes, Paso de la Patria, Villa Rio Negro, Villa Paranacito. Paraguay - Neembucu province. Chaco region. Twons: Alberdi, Pilar, Asuncion. Brazil - Rio Grande do Sul - Alegrete	Rio de la Plata basin. Paraguay, Parana, Uruguay, Rio Negro, La Tita, Pilcomayo. Chubut	14-Apr-98	10-May-98	27	68	700,000	$    2,500,000,000	Heavy rain			2	109,000,000	Tsu	541,000	48.5		Heavy rainfalls linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon Argentina - 19 dead. 120,000 evacuated. Severe loss of crops and livestock. $2.5 billion damages. Paraguay - 55 dead. 85,000 evacuated. $ US70 million damages Uruguay - Brazil - 2,800 families homeless in southern state of Rio Grande do Sul Worst since 1983 and worst in Uruguay's history.
38	England	Central and Eastern Towns - Northampton, Evesham, Milton, Keynes, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Oxfordshire, Stratford, Bedfordshire, Kidlington	Nene, Avon, Ouse, Cherwell, Severn, Piddle Brook	10-Apr-98	13-Apr-98	4	5	300	$    1,270,000,000	Brief torrential rain		51	2		Cp	16,140	3.5		Worst in Northampton history  - worse than great flood of 1947.
37	Central African Republic	Bangui		6-Apr-98	7-Apr-98	2	6	200		Brief torrential rain			1		Tpz	45,900	1.5
36	Vanuatu - Cyclone Zuman	Luganville, Espirito, Santo Gaua Island		31-Mar-98	1-Apr-98	2		800		Tropical cyclone			1		Tpo	1,540	0.3
35	Canada	Southern Quebec and Eastern Ontario - Montergie and Beauce Regions	Chateauguay, Chaudiere, Yamaska, St.Francois, Becancour, Ottawa, St. Lawrence, Richelieu, Mississippi	28-Mar-98	6-Apr-98	10	2	3,463		Snowmelt		20	1		TsuCpSs**	283,500	12.3
34	USA	Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire - Errol, Berlin, Gorham	Androscoggin, Connecticut, Aroostook, Kennebec, Diamond	31-Mar-98	7-Apr-98	8				Snowmelt	Ice jam/break-up		3		TsuCpSs**	46,560	13.5		Diamond River highest in 500 years.  Androscoggan River highest in 50 years.
33	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Kinshasa city's Bandalunga district		26-Mar-98	27-Mar-98	2	8			Brief torrential rain			1		Tpz	97,720	2.2		Millions of dollars in damages.
32	Iran	Southwestern and Central Regions - Lorestan, Kohgiluyeh-Boyer-Ahmad, Khuzaestan, Kermanshah, Esfahan, Chaharmahal-va-Bakhtiari	Tajan	28-Mar-98	5-Apr-98	9	84	10,000	$         97,300,000	Brief torrential rain			1	85,000	Cs	203,400	9.9
31	Indonesia	Java - Tangerang, Penunggangan, Barat, Karawaci	Cisadane	24-Mar-98	25-Mar-98	2		400		Heavy rain			1		Tpz	26,870	1.1
30	USA	Southeast Georgia: Counties - Everett, Glynn, McIntosh	Tar Fishing Creek, Lower Roanoke River	21-Mar-98	23-Mar-98	3		80		Heavy rain		20	1		TsoCp	39,690	2.2
29	Florida	Counties - DeSoto, Pasco	Peace	20-Mar-98	24-Mar-98	5		560		Heavy rain		49	2		TsoCp	19,150	4.5
28	Vanuatu - Cylcone Yali	Port Vila		20-Mar-98	23-Mar-98	4		1,000		Tropical cyclone			1		Tpo	1,000	0.4
27	Zambia, Burundi, Namibia	Kitwe, Ipusukilo, Chipata, Caprivi	Kafue	17-Mar-98	19-Mar-98	3		288		Heavy rain			1		Tsz	158,200	4.4		Widespread flooding along Zambezi river since beginning of 1998.  2 deaths in eastern Caprivi of Namibia.
26	Yemen	Tihama Valley in Al Hodeida Governate, Al-Zahara and Al-Luhyah districts		14-Mar-98	16-Mar-98	3		1,600		Heavy rain			1		Tpz	28,620	1.9
25	Indonesia	Central Java - Blora, Bojonegoro	Bengawan, Solo	25-Feb-98	27-Feb-98	3				Heavy rain			1		Tpz	44,400	2.3
24	China	Provinces - Hunan, Fujian, Changsa, Nanchang, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, Xiangjian	Ganjiang, Yangtze, Xiangjiang, Minjiang, Zishui	6-Mar-98	13-Mar-98	8	2	130,000		Heavy rain			2	20000	Tszo	199,700	18.6		Frontal storms -- experts attributed the flooding in the middle and lower reach of the Yangtze to El Nino.  Record stage of 37.64 m in Changsha.
23	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro		20-Feb-98	21-Feb-98	2	1			Heavy rain			1		Tpo	54,370	1.6
22	Mexico	Tijuana		23-Feb-98	24-Feb-98	2	4	800		Heavy rain			1		TpoCs	8,450	0.6
21	Russia	Coast of Azov Sea to Krasnodar Kuban Region - Don Krepkaya, Pavloskaya	Chelbas	18-Feb-98	7-Mar-98	18	1	88,000	$         13,000,000	Snowmelt	Dam/Levy, break or release	10	1	500,000	Cs	34,200	5.3		R76 million.  Dam break on the Chelbas River.
20	Greece	Northern Districts - Rodop, Euros		6-Feb-98	7-Feb-98	2	1			Heavy rain			1		Cs	20,430	1.0
19	Malawi	Districts - Karonga, Nkhotakota, Phalombe	Phalombe	19-Jan-98	4-Feb-98	17		10,000		Heavy rain			1		Tsz	48,380	6.2
18	Somalia	Bardera, Belet, Weyne, Bualle, Jamaame	Juba	15-Oct-97	9-Jan-98	87	2311	250,000		Heavy rain			1		Tpz	244,700	22.1		see also DFO-1997-90
17	Wales	Welshpool	Severn	7-Mar-98	8-Mar-98	2	0	2		Heavy rain			1		Cp	2,150	0.3		Frontal storm
16	USA	Southern Alabama: Covington, Conecuh, Escambia Counties Northern and Central Georgia: Savannah, Ogeechee, Altamaha, Satilla, Suwannee, Albany, Dublin	Pea, Suwanee, Oconee, Flint	7-Mar-98	13-Mar-98	7	11	18,000	$       270,000,000	Heavy rain		10-100	2		TsoCp	185,200	16.7		Frontal and convectional storms -- $270,000,000 (Georgia)
15	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province, East London, Umtata, Tsolo, Libode	Umtata, Bushman	1-Mar-98	4-Mar-98	4	7	200		Heavy rain			1		Tso	65,210	3.5
14	Australia - Tropical Storm May	Queensland - Gulf Country, Doomadgee, Burketown, Normanton	Albert	1-Mar-98	6-Mar-98	6	0	22		Tropical cyclone	Monsoonal rain	24	2	10,000,000	Tszo	128,500	12.8
13	Pakistan, Iran	Pakistan - Makran Coastal District Iran - Shahr, Baluchistan Province, Sistan-Baluchistan Province	Turbat, Kech, Dasht	2-Mar-98	5-Mar-98	4	300	240,000		Heavy rain			1		Tszo	165,600	5.6
12	Afghanistan	Provinces - Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, Uruzgan, Nimroz		20-Feb-98	27-Feb-98	8	30	3,000		Heavy rain		8	1		Cs	75,880	5.7
11	Bolivia	Mocotoro, Guanay, Tipuani, Mapiri	Guanay, Tipuani	11-Feb-98	13-Feb-98	3	60	1,500		Heavy rain			1		Tpz	376,700	6.7		Flooding and mudslides.  Attributed to El Nino.
10	Bulgaria, Turkey	Bourgas, Varna, Plovdiv, Yambol, Sofia, Meric	Tunica	14-Dec-97