Oct 1, 2009
Severe thunderstorms accompanied a strong cold front and produced strong and damaging winds...along with large hail. These storms developed in a very unstable airmass across the region on the evening of October 1st as a strong upper level storm system exited the southern plains and entered the lower Mississippi valley.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 198784). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Columbia County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.