Georgia, 1997Flash Flooding in Georgia, December 24, 1997
December 24, 1997 · NWS CAE · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Flash Flood, Columbia
- When
- December 24, 2:30 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Columbia County, 2 mi NW of Martinez
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 33.544, -82.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash flooding along several creeks flooded several highways. G.R. Tucker road was washed out.
Flash Flood, Richmond
- When
- December 24, 2:45 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond County, Augusta
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 33.360, -82.073 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash flooding along several creeks flooded several highways including Richmond Hill road.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, December 24, 19971 death · 9 injured · $60,000 · 23 events
- Tornadoes in Alabama, December 24, 199710 injured · $1.0 million · F2 · 3 events
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 24 to 25, 19971 death · 7 events
- Flooding in Georgia, December 24 to 28, 1997$200,000 · 13 events
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 24, 1997$56,000 · 10 events
- Flood in Florida, December 24 to 26, 1997$50,000 · 1 event
- Dense Fog in Oregon, December 24 to 25, 19974 injured · 1 event
- Winter Weather in New York, December 24 to 25, 199724 events
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 24, 199719 events
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 24 to 25, 199713 events
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 24, 199712 events
- Winter Storm in Missouri, December 24, 19979 events
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5622542, 5622543.