Aug 17, 2021
The remains of Tropical Storm Fred moved across central and north Georgia as a tropical depression during the overnight hours through the morning producing isolated reports of damaging winds in convective bands and several tornadoes. No reports of wind damage were received outside of the stronger convective bands. Rainfall amounts exceeded 4 inches in portions of northeast Georgia, with amounts of 6 to 8 inches observed in the northeast Georgia mountains.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 983647). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Butts County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.