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Tropical Storm — Webster, GA

Oct 28, 2020

During the late evening of October 28th through the morning of October 29th, Tropical Storm Zeta swept rapidly across north Georgia producing widespread wind damage and isolated flooding across north and portions of central Georgia. Around 1.5 million customers lost electricity for some period of time, some for several days.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 924090). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Webster, GA

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