Feb 4, 1998
Another in a series of "El Nino" influenced storm systems moved from the southwest U.S. into the Gulf of Mexico. The low pressure center tracked across southeast Georgia, then northeastward along the Atlantic seaboard. Rainfall amounts ranged from 2.5 to 4.5 inches over north and central Georgia from the 2nd to the 4th. With the ground nearly saturated from previous similar events, runoff caused widespread flooding over much of central Georgia, especially along and near the Oconee and Ocmulgee r
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5627205). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wheeler County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.