Sep 4, 2022
A stationary boundary draped across the area in combination with an abundantly saturated environment set the stage for an isolated, but significant Flash Flooding event for portions of Northwest Georgia, with isolated flooding across central Georgia. With a deeply moist and tropical airmass, rainfall totals across NW Georgia reached 10-12, with isolated pockets within Chattooga county seeing up to 15+, prompting the issuance of a Flash Flood Emergency.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1058408). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Chattooga County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.