Flood, Effingham
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Effingham forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.367, -81.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Georgia, February 1 to 28, 1998
8 ft on the 13th. 9 ft on the 13th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS CHS wrote it up.
The Savannah River at Burton's Ferry (flood stage 15.0 ft) crested at 18.7 ft on the 11th and Clyo (flood stage 11.0 ft) crested at 17.8 ft on the 13th. The Ogeechee River crested at Midville (flood stage 6.0) at 10.2 ft on the 8th; crested at 11.5 ft at Scarboro (flood stage 8.0 ft) on the 9th; and at Eden (flood stage 9.0 ft) at 13.9 ft on the 13th. The Ohoopee River crested at 20.1 ft on the 8th at Reidsville (flood stage 11.0 ft). All rivers were above flood stage the entire month except at Midville, which went below flood stage for a couple of days during the third week of the month. Considerable inconvenience was caused as water covered numerous yards and a couple of inches of water got into a few peoples' homes. Flooding was also reported in Chatham and McIntosh Counties along stretches of rivers where there were no official river gages.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Screven
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Screven forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.751, -81.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Tattnall
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Tattnall forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.046, -82.058 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Rain in California, February 1 to 25, 1998
- Drought in Hawaii, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, February 1 to 26, 1998
- Wildfire and Drought in Guam, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Heat in Kentucky, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Hail in Texas, February 1, 1998
- Heat in Illinois, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, February 1, 1998
- High Surf in California, February 1 to 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 1, 1998
- Heat in Missouri, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Heat in Indiana, February 1 to 28, 1998
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, February 1998
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: 5628185, 5628186, 5628187.