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Flash Flood — Pickens, GA

Aug 7, 2013

The Southeast remained in an active northwest flow pattern on the 7th, with yet another upper level disturbance moving through the area. Similar to what happened on August 1st, showers and thunderstorms developed early in the morning on the 7th as a result of the disturbance, with anywhere from 5 to 10 inches of rain leading to significant flash flooding across portions of north Georgia, in some of the same areas that were affected on the 1st.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 469189). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Pickens, GA

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

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