Flash Flooding in Georgia, September 29, 1998

Name: Flash Flooding in Georgia, September 29, 1998
Start: 1998-09-29T11:50
End: 1998-09-29T16:20
Location: Georgia

September 29, 1998 · NWS BMX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

The remnants of Hurricane Georges dumped 5+ inches of rain across the two counties. Numerous roads were covered with water and many roads were impassable and closed.

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
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $60,000
Crop damage: $18,000
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 BMX wrote it up.

The remnants of Hurricane Georges dumped 5+ inches of rain across the two counties. Numerous roads were covered with water and many roads were impassable and closed.

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:49 UTC.

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Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Quitman

When: September 29, 11:50 AM EST to 4:20 PM EST
Where: Quitman County, Countywide
Property damage: $35,000
Crop damage: $10,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 31.867, -85.019 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Stewart

When: September 29, 11:50 AM CST to 4:20 PM CST
Where: Stewart County, County Line
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: $8,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 32.079, -84.835 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Georgia in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Georgia, September 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: 5668226, 5668227.