Drought, Elbert
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Elbert forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 34.117, -82.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Georgia, July 1 to 31, 1998
Dry weather continued through much of the month of July, affecting crops during the critical part of the growing season. Corn and other vegetable sustained the most damage, but a dollar amount was not available at the time of this writing.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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 GSP wrote it up.
Dry weather continued through much of the month of July, affecting crops during the critical part of the growing season. Corn and other vegetable sustained the most damage, but a dollar amount was not available at the time of this writing.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Franklin
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 34.375, -83.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Habersham
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Habersham forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 34.631, -83.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hart
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hart forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 34.351, -82.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Rabun
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rabun forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 34.882, -83.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Stephens
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Stephens forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 34.554, -83.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Texas, July 1 to 31, 1998
- Heat in Louisiana, July 1 to 31, 1998
- Heat in Texas, July 1 to 31, 1998
- Wildfire in Florida, July 1 to 10, 1998
- Heat in Louisiana, July 1 to 31, 1998
- Heat in Illinois, July 1 to 2, 1998
- Flash Flood in New York, July 1, 1998
- Flash Flood in Vermont, July 1, 1998
- Flash Flood in New York, July 1, 1998
- Flash Flood in Vermont, July 1, 1998
- Flash Flood in Vermont, July 1, 1998
- Flash Flood in Vermont, July 1, 1998
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, July 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: 5661149, 5661150, 5661151, 5661152, 5661153, 5661154.