FloodZoneMap.org

Flash Flood — Murray, GA

Aug 17, 2010

A cold front approaching from the northwest became stalled across northwest Georgia as a strong subtropical ridge of high pressure built northwestward from the Atlantic. Persistent deep tropical moisture was present across the region as the remnants of Tropical Depression Number Five (TD5) continued to circle through the southeast and mid-south region on the west side of the subtropical ridge. An area of showers and thunderstorms persisted during the morning and into the early afternoon from n

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 257841). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Murray, GA

This event is one of many recorded floods in Murray County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

View Murray County flood data →

More Flood Stories

Tropical Storm$10K damage

Murray, GA · Sep 11, 2017

On the morning of August 30th Tropical Storm Irma developed rapidly over the eastern Atlantic Ocean, just west of the Cape Verde Islands. Tropical Irma quickly strengthened as it moved west, reaching hurricane strength by the morning of August 31st.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood

Murray, GA · Jun 4, 2017

Ample moisture from the Gulf of Mexico combined with a weak upper disturbance to produce heavy rainfall and flash flooding in northwest Georgia June 4th and into June 5th.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood

Murray, GA · Dec 25, 2015

Persistent, deep and strong southwesterly upper-level flow across the eastern U.S. resulted in an extremely moist and moderately unstable atmosphere over North and Central Georgia.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood$25K damage

Murray, GA · May 3, 1997

A slow moving line of storms crossed into northwest Georgia from Alabama and moved southeast across the Peach State. These storms produced more than 5 inches of rain in a less than twelve hour period late Friday night and early Saturday morning.

Read the full account →