Georgia, 1998Flash Flood in Georgia, January 23, 1998
January 23, 1998 · NWS CHS · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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, Chatham
- When
- January 23, 9:30 AM EST to 11:30 AM EST
- Where
- Chatham County, East Portion
- Coordinates
- 31.974, -81.092 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Four (4) to seven (7) inches of rain within 24 hours caused flooding of roads and roads to be closed for several hours.
- 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.
- Flash Flood in Florida, January 23 to 24, 1998$1.2 million · 1 event
- Dense Fog in California, January 23, 19986 injured · $60,000 · 2 events
- Flood in Florida, January 23 to 27, 1998$450,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Florida, January 23, 1998$250,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Florida, January 23 to 31, 1998$200,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Florida, January 23, 1998$150,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 23 to 24, 1998$80,000 · 8 events
- Flood in Florida, January 23 to 29, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in Florida, January 23, 1998$100,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Tornado in Florida, January 23, 1998$75,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Flood in Florida, January 23 to 27, 1998$50,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 23 to 24, 1998$35,000 · 4 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: 5628837.