Flood, Floyd
- When
- June 28, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Floyd County, Rome
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.263, -85.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Georgia, June 28, 1999
Three to five inches of rain since midnight flooded some streets in the south half of Floyd county and north half of Polf county. Water was over the roads in Rome, Lindale, and Silver Creek in Floyd county; and in Cedartown and Fish Creek in Polk county.
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.
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
Three to five inches of rain since midnight flooded some streets in the south half of Floyd county and north half of Polf county. Water was over the roads in Rome, Lindale, and Silver Creek in Floyd county; and in Cedartown and Fish Creek in Polk county. One home in South Rome flooded. Several others had water around them and some basements were flooded. A van was swept off the road near Fish Creek. Streets were clear of water by around 8:30 AM local time.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Polk
- When
- June 28, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Polk County, Cedartown
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.002, -85.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Alabama, June 28, 1999
- Heavy Rain in Alabama, June 28, 1999
- Flash Flood in Alabama, June 28, 1999
- Tornado in Missouri, June 28, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 28, 1999
- Flash Flood in Alabama, June 28, 1999
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Kansas, June 28, 1999
- Tornado and Lightning Strike in Georgia, June 28, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 28, 1999
- Flash Flood in Alabama, June 28, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 28, 1999
- High Wind in Oklahoma, June 28, 1999
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, June 1999
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: 5701402, 5701403.