Flash Flood, Cobb
- When
- February 4, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cobb County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Georgia, February 4, 1998
Minor to moderate flooding occurred as another batch of heavy rain moved across the area. Several roads were closed.
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
- $6,000
- 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 FFC wrote it up.
Minor to moderate flooding occurred as another batch of heavy rain moved across the area. Several roads were closed.
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:00 UTC.
Event by event
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, De Kalb
- When
- February 4, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- De Kalb County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 33.772, -84.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Fulton
- When
- February 4, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, February 4 to 9, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in Delaware, February 4 to 9, 1998
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Maryland, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Coastal Flood in Maryland, February 4 to 6, 1998
- Flooding in Georgia, February 4 to 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Storm Surge in Ohio, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 1998
- High Wind in Puerto Rico, February 4, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, February 4 to 5, 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: 5627340, 5627341, 5627342.