Georgia, 1998Flash Flooding in Georgia, February 3, 1998
February 3, 1998 · NWS FFC · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
4 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $16,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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, Pulaski
- When
- February 3, 1:40 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pulaski County, Southwest Portion
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 32.232, -83.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Localized flooding was reported by the county EMA. 5 county roads were closed and 1 was washed out. Nearly two inches of rain had fallen onto nearly saturated soil in the past 24 hours.
Flash Flood, Carroll
- When
- February 3, 4:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, Southwest Portion
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 33.583, -85.080 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Localized flooding was reported southwest of Carrollton by the Carroll county EMA. Several roads were closed.
Flash Flood, Polk
- When
- February 3, 6:15 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Polk County, Cedartown
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 34.002, -85.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding occurred along and near the Big Cedar Creek. Water was in the basement of some homes. A trailer park along the creek was voluntarily evacuated.
Flash Flood, Floyd
- When
- February 3, 7:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Floyd County, Rome
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 34.263, -85.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mainly street flooding in downtown Rome was noted.
- 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 Kentucky, February 3 to 6, 19983 deaths · 4 injured · 48 events
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, February 3 to 6, 19982 deaths · 1 injured · $10 million · 33 events
- Heavy Rain in West Virginia, February 3 to 4, 19982 deaths · $80,000 · 1 event
- Ice Storm in Nebraska, February 3, 19982 deaths · 1 injured · $16,000 · 2 events
- Flood in California, February 3 to 21, 19982 deaths · 1 event
- Winter Storm in West Virginia, February 3 to 6, 19984 injured · $5.5 million · 15 events
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 3 to 6, 1998$22 million · 16 events
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 3 to 4, 1998$5.0 million · 19 events
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, February 3 to 6, 1998$900,000 · 4 events
- Flood in California, February 3, 1998$500,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in Nevada, February 3, 1998$400,000 · 80 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Snow in North Carolina, February 3 to 4, 1998$120,000 · 23 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: 5627187, 5627188, 5627189, 5627190.