Sep 28, 1998
Hurricane Georges, a Category 2 storm, made landfall near Biloxi, MS early Monday, September 28, 1998. A peak wind gust of 52 knots was measured at the Gulf of Mexico data buoy 85 nautical miles south of Panama City. Georges produced storm surges of 6 to 12 feet along the Florida Panhandle coast and 3 to 5 feet along the Big Bend coast. Torrential rainfall amounts of 12 to 24 inches were common over Southeast Alabama and the Florida Panhandle with 5 to 10 inches over Southwest Georgia and th
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5667261). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Coastal Walton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.