Oct 7, 2017
Impacts from Tropical Storm Nate to the Florida Panhandle and southeast Alabama in the NWS Tallahassee County Warning Area began Saturday afternoon on Oct 7th and lasted into Sunday. Trees and power lines were downed resulting in power outages across many of the counties in the Tropical Storm Warning. In addition, rainfall amounts of 4-5 inches (up to 5.55 near Elba, AL) resulted in flash flooding across Coffee County with water covering Highway 189, Highway 203 North and Troy Highway. During th
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 718758). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Coastal Franklin County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.