Flash Flooding in Georgia, September 29 to 30, 1998

September 29 to 30, 1998 · NWS JAX · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

8 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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: $100,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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.

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Event by event

8 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Appling

When: September 29, 11:00 PM EST to September 30, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Appling County, Countywide
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 31.749, -82.289 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall amounts of 5 to 7 inches from the remnants of Hurricane Georges caused the closing of numerous street and roads.

Flash Flood, Atkinson

When: September 29, 11:00 PM EST to September 30, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Atkinson County, Countywide
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 31.297, -82.880 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall amounts of 5 to 7 inches from the remnants of Hurricane Georges caused the closing of numerous street and roads.

Flash Flood, Bacon

When: September 29, 11:00 PM EST to September 30, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Bacon County, Countywide
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 31.554, -82.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall amounts of 5 to 7 inches from the remnants of Hurricane Georges caused the closing of numerous street and roads.

Flash Flood, Charlton

When: September 29, 11:00 PM EST to September 30, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Charlton County, Countywide
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 30.782, -82.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall amounts of 5 to 7 inches from the remnants of Hurricane Georges caused the closing of numerous street and roads.

Flash Flood, Coffee

When: September 29, 11:00 PM EST to September 30, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Coffee County, Countywide
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 31.549, -82.849 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall amounts of 5 to 7 inches from the remnants of Hurricane Georges caused the closing of numerous street and roads.

Flash Flood, Jeff Davis

When: September 29, 11:00 PM EST to September 30, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Jeff Davis County, Countywide
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 31.806, -82.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall amounts of 5 to 7 inches from the remnants of Hurricane Georges caused the closing of numerous street and road.

Flash Flood, Pierce

When: September 29, 11:00 PM EST to September 30, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Pierce County, Countywide
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 31.359, -82.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall amounts of 5 to 7 inches from the remnants of Hurricane Georges caused the closing of numerous street and roads.

Flash Flood, Ware

When: September 29, 11:00 PM EST to September 30, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Ware County, Countywide
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 31.054, -82.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall amounts of 5 to 7 inches from the remnants of Hurricane Georges caused the closing of numerous street and roads.

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

More

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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: 5664039, 5664040, 5664041, 5664042, 5664043, 5664108, 5664109, 5664110.