Flash Flood in Alabama, September 27 to 29, 1998

Name: Flash Flood in Alabama, September 27 to 29, 1998
Start: 1998-09-27T11:30
End: 1998-09-29T18:00
Location: Alabama

September 27 to 29, 1998 · NWS MOB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Escambia

When: September 27, 11:30 AM CST to September 29, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Escambia County, Countywide
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 31.126, -87.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rains from Hurricane Georges caused major flooding across the county. Rainfall totals of fifteen to twenty inches were estimated across the county. Many roads throughout the county had to be closed because of flooding. Schools were closed for two days because of washed out secondary roads. At Flomaton, major routes US 31, US 29 and AL 113 were closed by flooding. US 31 and US 29 in Brewton were closed by flooding. Downtown Brewton was also flooded. The heavy rainfall also caused major river flooding in the county. The Conecuh River at Brewton crested at 23.5 feet on October 4 which was 6.5 feet above flood stage. The Big Escambia Creek at Flomaton crested at 20.4 feet on September 30. This was higher than the March flood of this year.

What these are

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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Sources

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: 5671682.