Jul 11, 2005
Heavy rain, associated with the remnants of Hurricane Dennis (moving north-northwest through western Alabama and eastern Mississippi), affected nearly all of north and central Georgia from the afternoon of Sunday July 10th through the morning hours of Monday July 11th. Initially, the rain was widespread light to moderate. Rainfall amounts between 4 pm and 8 pm averaged one to two inches across most of the area. After 8 pm on the 10th, and especially after midnight on the 11th, the rain became
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5468605). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cherokee County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.