Nov 21, 1997
Thunderstorms produced sudden heavy rains over the Atlanta metro area. The area mostly affected was from Lakewood Freeway through downtown Atlanta to Northside Drive on the north side of Atlanta. I-75 from Lakewood through downtown was flooded. High water blocked all northbound and two southbound lanes of the I-75/I-85 connector stranding 40 cars. Motorists were forced to climb onto car tops and wait to be rescued by police and firefighters. More than 60 streets were closed due to high water. A
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5621778). 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.