Jan 11, 2014
A cold front approached the area from the west early on the 11th as an area of cold air damming in place across northeast Georgia began retreating into the Carolinas. Showers and a few thunderstorms pushed across north Georgia during the early morning hours, but then right after sunrise as the cold front approached the wedge front, thunderstorms intensified and became severe with mainly wind damage reported. Heavy downpours of rain caused localized flash flooding in the Atlanta metro area. One
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 495389). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in De Kalb County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.