Aug 20, 2020
A deepening upper-level trough along with a moist and moderately unstable air mass resulted in scattered strong to severe thunderstorms each afternoon and evening, mainly along a stationary frontal boundary across north Georgia. Slow-moving and training storms produced 2.5 to 5 inches of rain in localized areas, producing flash flooding during the evening of August 20th.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 919060). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Gordon County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.