Jan 6, 2009
An area of low pressure developed along a stalled frontal boundary across northeastern Alabama. Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms developed along and behind the front as the low moved northeast. This system produced flooding rainfall across much of central and northeastern Alabama.|Stream and creek flooding lasted into the 7th.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 152551). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Dekalb County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.