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Georgia Flood Stories

2,508 first-hand accounts of flood events in Georgia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Tropical Storm

Mitchell, GA · Aug 16, 2021

After moving across the Greater Antilles and weakening, the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred strengthened into a tropical storm once again in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall near Cape San Blas with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph on August 16th.

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Tropical Storm

Clay, GA · Aug 16, 2021

After moving across the Greater Antilles and weakening, the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred strengthened into a tropical storm once again in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall near Cape San Blas with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph on August 16th.

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Tropical Storm

Calhoun, GA · Aug 16, 2021

After moving across the Greater Antilles and weakening, the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred strengthened into a tropical storm once again in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall near Cape San Blas with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph on August 16th.

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Tropical Storm

Randolph, GA · Aug 16, 2021

After moving across the Greater Antilles and weakening, the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred strengthened into a tropical storm once again in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall near Cape San Blas with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph on August 16th.

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Tropical Storm

Quitman, GA · Aug 16, 2021

After moving across the Greater Antilles and weakening, the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred strengthened into a tropical storm once again in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall near Cape San Blas with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph on August 16th.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Dodge, GA · Sep 20, 2021

Amidst a prolonged wet and soggy period, another round of heavy rainfall over central Georgia triggered isolated flash flooding through the day on September 20th.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Washington, GA · Sep 20, 2021

Amidst a prolonged wet and soggy period, another round of heavy rainfall over central Georgia triggered isolated flash flooding through the day on September 20th.

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Flood$12.6M damage

Cobb, GA · Sep 21, 2009

A historical, record, and catastrophic flood event unfolded during this period, mostly in the west central Georgia area, including the western and northwestern suburbs of Atlanta.

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Flood$12.5M damage

Gwinnett, GA · Sep 21, 2009

A historical, record, and catastrophic flood event unfolded during this period, mostly in the west central Georgia area, including the western and northwestern suburbs of Atlanta.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Walton, GA · Sep 17, 2020

A weakening Tropical Storm Sally moved into Georgia on September 16th, spreading heavy rainfall amounts and producing damaging winds in north and central Georgia.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Washington, GA · Sep 17, 2020

A weakening Tropical Storm Sally moved into Georgia on September 16th, spreading heavy rainfall amounts and producing damaging winds in north and central Georgia.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Crawford, GA · Sep 17, 2020

A weakening Tropical Storm Sally moved into Georgia on September 16th, spreading heavy rainfall amounts and producing damaging winds in north and central Georgia.

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Tropical Storm$120K damage

Grady, GA · Sep 2, 2016

Hurricane Hermine impacted southwest Georgia in early September with significant inland wind gusts which downed numerous trees and power lines. Rainfall generally ranged from 3-8 with minimal impacts from inland flooding. County by county impacts are as follows.

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Franklin, GA · Apr 19, 2019

A large area of moderate to heavy rain showers, along with embedded clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms moved slowly across northeast Georgia throughout the morning and into the afternoon of the 19th ahead of a slow-moving cold front.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Upson, GA · May 23, 2018

The combination of enhanced atmospheric moisture and low pressure over central Alabama produced training, slow moving storms over west central Georgia.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Richmond, GA · Oct 11, 2018

An area of disturbed weather over the NW Caribbean Sea organized and became Tropical Depression #14 early on Sunday October 7th. The cyclone continued to organize while moving very slowly north, just east of the Yucatan peninsula, becoming Tropical Storm Michael on Sunday…

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Flood$250K damage

Lee, GA · Dec 24, 2015

An anomalous upper level pattern developed across the country with a large upper level trough remaining nearly stationary west of the area for several days. Continuous southwest flow brought unseasonably warm temperatures and high moisture content across the area.

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Flash Flood$35K damage

Clayton, GA · Aug 30, 2020

A very moist and moderately unstable air mass persisted over the region. Strong daytime heating resulted in isolated strong to severe thunderstorms over parts of north and central Georgia.

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Flood$11.4M damage

Cobb, GA · Sep 21, 2009

A historical, record, and catastrophic flood event unfolded during this period, mostly in the west central Georgia area, including the western and northwestern suburbs of Atlanta.

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Flash Flood

Columbia, GA · Sep 17, 2020

Hurricane Sally made landfall near Gulf Shores, AL, as a category 2 hurricane, in the early morning of Wednesday, September 16, 2020, and then weakened and turned to the NE, tracking across the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) of Georgia, and across Central SC, as a…

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Tropical Storm$50K damage

Montgomery, GA · Sep 11, 2017

On the morning of August 30th Tropical Storm Irma developed rapidly over the eastern Atlantic Ocean, just west of the Cape Verde Islands. Tropical Irma quickly strengthened as it moved west, reaching hurricane strength by the morning of August 31st.

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Tropical Storm$50K damage

Marion, GA · Sep 11, 2017

On the morning of August 30th Tropical Storm Irma developed rapidly over the eastern Atlantic Ocean, just west of the Cape Verde Islands. Tropical Irma quickly strengthened as it moved west, reaching hurricane strength by the morning of August 31st.

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Tropical Storm$50K damage

Webster, GA · Sep 11, 2017

On the morning of August 30th Tropical Storm Irma developed rapidly over the eastern Atlantic Ocean, just west of the Cape Verde Islands. Tropical Irma quickly strengthened as it moved west, reaching hurricane strength by the morning of August 31st.

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Tropical Storm$50K damage

Talbot, GA · Sep 11, 2017

On the morning of August 30th Tropical Storm Irma developed rapidly over the eastern Atlantic Ocean, just west of the Cape Verde Islands. Tropical Irma quickly strengthened as it moved west, reaching hurricane strength by the morning of August 31st.

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