Oct 29, 2020
Tropical cyclone Zeta developed over the Western Caribbean Sea on Saturday, October 24, and slowly moved west. The tropical storm emerged into the Southern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, October 27th. Zeta turned northwest and became a hurricane on Wednesday, October 28th. Zeta made landfall in southeast Louisiana late on Wednesday, then moved northeast into southwest Alabama late Wednesday night. The hurricane weakened to tropical storm strength as it tracked into the southwest counties of Central
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 924537). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Etowah County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.