Flooding in Georgia, March 1 to 31, 1998

Name: Flooding in Georgia, March 1 to 31, 1998
Start: 1998-03-01T00:01
End: 1998-03-31T23:00
Location: Georgia

March 1 to 31, 1998 · NWS JAX · 14 events in 14 counties and zones

Total flooding related to El Nino. More than 200 homes damaged.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $3.5 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

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 JAX wrote it up.

Total flooding related to El Nino. More than 200 homes damaged. Flooding mainly along the St Mary's, Altamaha, and Satilla Rivers. Some areas also effect with Closed Basin flooding.

The radar

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Event by event

14 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Appling

When: March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Appling forecast zone
Property damage: $1.5 million
Coordinates: 31.749, -82.289 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Atkinson

When: March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Atkinson forecast zone
Property damage: $100,000
Coordinates: 31.297, -82.880 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Bacon

When: March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Bacon forecast zone
Property damage: $100,000
Coordinates: 31.554, -82.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Brantley

When: March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Brantley forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.197, -81.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Charlton

When: March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Charlton forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000

Flood, Clinch

When: March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Clinch forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.915, -82.706 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Coffee

When: March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Coffee forecast zone
Property damage: $1.5 million
Coordinates: 31.549, -82.849 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Echols

When: March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Echols forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.710, -82.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Inland Camden

When: March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Inland Camden forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.923, -81.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Inland Glynn

When: March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Inland Glynn forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.213, -81.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Jeff Davis

When: March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Jeff Davis forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.806, -82.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Pierce

When: March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Pierce forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.359, -82.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Ware

When: March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Ware forecast zone
Property damage: $100,000

Flood, Wayne

When: March 1, 12:01 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Wayne forecast zone
Coordinates: 31.551, -81.917 (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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Georgia in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Georgia, March 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: 5633901, 5633902, 5633903, 5633904, 5633905, 5633906, 5633907, 5633908, 5633909, 5633910, 5633911, 5633912, 5633913, 5633914.