Georgia, 1998Flash Flooding in Georgia, September 3, 1998
September 3, 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, Columbia
- When
- September 3, 3:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Columbia County, Evans
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 33.544, -82.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
EPD reported flash flooding along several streams. Some residents were evacuated and several streets were closed.
Flash Flood, Richmond
- When
- September 3, 3:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond County, Augusta
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 33.360, -82.073 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
EPD reported flash flooding along several streams. About 50 people were evacuated form two subdivisions and several streets were closed.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, September 3, 19981 death · 13 injured · $3.2 million · F2 · 13 events
- Tornado in Georgia, September 3, 19987 injured · $435,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornado in Florida, September 3, 19982 injured · $500,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, September 3, 1998$1.3 million · 55 kt wind · 4 events
- Tropical Storm in Georgia, September 3 to 4, 1998$650,000 · 17 events
- Tornado in North Carolina, September 3, 1998$200,000 · F1 · 1 event
- High Wind in Georgia, September 3, 1998$100,000 · 13 events
- Tornado in North Carolina, September 3, 1998$50,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Heavy Rain in North Carolina, September 3 to 4, 1998$25,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in Florida, September 3, 1998$20,000 · 4 events
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, September 3, 1998$15,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Florida, September 3, 19981 injured · 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: 5661160, 5661161.