Mar 21, 2017
A large mesoscale convective complex developed along a cold front across central and southern Tennessee in response to a series of short waves sweeping through the region. These thunderstorms encountered an unstable and moderately-sheared atmosphere as they moved south into north Georgia producing numerous, widespread reports of large hail and damaging thunderstorm winds as well as two isolated tornadoes.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 690547). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Oglethorpe County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.