Feb 6, 2020
Unusually high levels of moisture for early February combined with a slow-moving frontal system to produce an extended period of moderate to heavy rainfall across northeast Georgia from the morning of the 5th until the early morning hours of the 7th. Intense rain rates associated with bands of heavy rain showers and embedded thunderstorms developing along the front during the morning and afternoon of the 7th resulted in flash flooding. Total rainfall of 3 to 6 inches occurred across the area.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 875676). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Elbert County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.