Sep 26, 2009
A strong upper-level low pressure area and associated cold front were moving from the mid-south into the southeast U.S. A backdoor cold front was located across northeast Georgia. A warm, tropical air mass was present between the advancing cold front to the west and the backdoor front across northeast Georgia. Upper-level forcing was strong, thanks to the deep upper low moving into the southeast U.S. These systems combined to bring a 24-hour period of heavy rain and thunderstorms that progre
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 200735). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Whitfield County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.