Georgia, 1999

Flooding in Georgia, July 15, 1999

July 15, 1999 · NWS FFC · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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.

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Event by event

2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Telfair

When
July 15, 9:05 PM EST
Where
Telfair County, Mc Rae
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.930, -82.939 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Telfair county 911 reported numerous roads were flooded or had high water on them.

Flood, Laurens

When
July 15, 9:30 PM EST
Where
Laurens County, Minter
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.464, -82.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Laurens county 911 reported flooding of streets and low areas, particularly Georgia Highway 19 and US Highway 441.

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.

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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: 5707923, 5707924.