Jun 19, 1996
Areas which received flash flooding on the 18th were inundated with additional heavy rainfall during the morning of the 19th, causing a repeat performance. Once again, several creeks and streams overflowed their banks, including Seneca Creek. Closed state highways included route 28 near Dawsonville, route 109 near Barnesville, and route 121. High standing water snarled traffic along interstate 270 in a construction zone between routes 118 and 121. Other flooding was noted along Bennett Creek
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5560608). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Howard County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.