Flood, Effingham
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM EST to January 31, 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, January 1 to 31, 1998
8 ft on the 31st. 1 ft on the 28th.
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.
Savannah River at Burton's Ferry (Screven County) crested at 16.8 ft on the 31st. Flood stage 15.0ftSavannah River at Clyo (Effingham County) crested at 16.1 ft on the 28th. Flood stage is 11.0ft.Ogeechee River at Eden (Effingham County) crested at 13.0 ft on the 1st. Flood stage is 9.0ft.Ohoopee River at Reidsville (Tattnall County) crested at 15.8 ft on the 1st. Flood Stage is 11.0ft.Above normal rainfall, associated with several low pressure areas that tracked across the southeast, caused the rivers to remain above flood stage for practically the entire month.
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
- January 1, 12:00 AM EST to January 31, 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
- January 1, 12:00 AM EST to January 31, 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
- Winter Storm in Oregon, January 1, 1998
- Flood in Florida, January 1 to 25, 1998
- Wildfire and Rip Current in Guam, January 1 to 31, 1998
- Flood in Florida, January 1 to 26, 1998
- Flood in Florida, January 1, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 1, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 1 to 3, 1998
- Hurricane in American Samoa, January 1 to 5, 1998
- Flooding in South Carolina, January 1 to 31, 1998
- Drought in Hawaii, January 1 to 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 1 to 2, 1998
- Cold in Alaska, January 1, 1998
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, January 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: 5628838, 5628839, 5628840.