Sep 27, 1998
Hurricane Georges, a strong Category 2 hurricane moved slowly northwest across the Gulf of Mexico toward southeast Louisiana and coastal Mississippi on the September 25 and September 26. As the hurricane approached the mouth of the Mississippi River on September 27, it slowly turned toward the north making landfall along the Mississippi Coast just to the east of Biloxi, MS at 0400 CST on September 28. The hurricane moved only slowly north during the morning hours, at times becoming nearly stati
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5670297). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Pearl River County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.