Flood, Effingham
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 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, March 1 to 31, 1998
6 ft on the 10th. 0 ft.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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.
The Savannah river at Burtons Ferry crested at 18.6 ft on the 10th. Flood stage is 15.0 ft. The Savannah river at Clyo crested at 18.0 ft on the 12th. Flood stage is 11.0 ft. The Ogeechee at Eden crested at 15.6 ft on the 15th. Flood stage is 9.0 ft. These rivers remained above flood stage for the entire month.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Screven
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Screven forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.751, -81.612 (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
- Flooding in Florida, March 1 to 31, 1998
- Flooding in Georgia, March 1 to 31, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, March 1, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 1 to 31, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 1 to 31, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 1 to 31, 1998
- Wildfire and Drought in Guam, March 1 to 31, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 1 to 29, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 1 to 3, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 1 to 2, 1998
- Drought in Hawaii, March 1 to 31, 1998
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Idaho, March 1 to 2, 1998
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5630964, 5635899.