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Flash Flood — Rabun, GA

Oct 11, 2020

Heavy rain developed across northeast Georgia throughout the 10th and into the early morning of the 11th as the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Delta drifted from the Deep South into the Tennessee Valley. Terrain impacts resulted in a swath of 5 to 7 inches of rain across Habsersham and Rabun Counties which caused flash flooding within the major basins of those two counties.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 926168). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Rabun, GA

This event is one of many recorded floods in Rabun County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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