Georgia, 1998Flash Flooding in Georgia, March 8, 1998
March 8, 1998 · NWS CAE · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
2 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
- 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.
Flash Flood, Richmond
- When
- March 8, 12:35 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond County, Augusta
- Coordinates
- 33.360, -82.073 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Raes Creek flooded low lying areas and approached some homes but no flooding in homes was reported.
Flash Flood, Columbia
- When
- March 8, 2:50 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Columbia County, Evans
- Coordinates
- 33.544, -82.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Reed Creek spilled out of its banks and approached the foundation of some homes. EPD reported no water made it into any homes but it was close.
- 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 Alabama, March 8, 19984 deaths · $105 million · 1 event
- Flooding in Georgia, March 8 to 21, 19981 death · 1 injured · $161 million · 18 events
- Winter Storm in Illinois, March 8 to 9, 19982 deaths · 26 events
- Flooding in Alabama, March 8 to 17, 1998$230 million · 4 events
- Tornadoes in South Carolina, March 8, 1998$302,000 · F2 · 4 events
- Avalanche in Colorado, March 8, 19981 death · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Alabama, March 8, 1998$11 million · 7 events
- Tornado in North Carolina, March 8, 1998$100,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Massachusetts, March 8 to 13, 1998$300,000 · 64 kt wind · 53 events
- Flash Flooding in Florida, March 8, 1998$3.0 million · 3 events
- Flooding in Georgia, March 8 to 14, 1998$500,000 · 40 events
- Tornado in North Carolina, March 8, 19983 injured · $100,000 · F1 · 1 event
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: 5630831, 5630830.