Georgia, 1998

Flooding in Georgia, February 3 to 4, 1998

February 3 to 4, 1998 · NWS FFC · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Several roads in the two county area were closed due to water from flooded creeks and streams.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.

Several roads in the two county area were closed due to water from flooded creeks and streams.

The radar

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Event by event

2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Forsyth

When
February 3, 11:00 PM EST to February 4, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Forsyth forecast zone
Coordinates
34.226, -84.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Gwinnett

When
February 3, 11:00 PM EST to February 4, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Gwinnett forecast zone
Coordinates
33.962, -84.024 (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.

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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: 5627191, 5627192.