Apr 19, 2019
Another in a series of deep upper-level troughs and its associated surface low and cold front moved through the region. Marginal instability but moderate to high shear and strong dynamics resulted in a line of strong thunderstorms, with isolated damaging winds and a few tornadoes, that swept through north and central Georgia during the morning. Training storms and ample moisture produced a swath of heavy rain stretching from Lake Harding in Harris County, through the southern metro Atlanta area,
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 822817). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Rockdale County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.