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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.

Flood

Laurens, GA · Apr 23, 2020

The combination of a lifting warm front and a quickly progressing cold front produced heavy rainfall over central Georgia and hail-producing thunderstorms over northeast Georgia from the afternoon of April 23rd through the early morning hours of April 24th.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Greene, GA · May 31, 2018

With ample deep moisture persisting across the region, strong afternoon heating aided by a weak upper-level trough resulted in numerous strong thunderstorms across north Georgia with isolated reports of severe thunderstorms producing damaging wind gusts.

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Marion, 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

Spalding, GA · May 4, 2021

A series of upper-level short waves moved across the region in persistent, southwesterly upper-level flow combined with moderate instability and shear to produce several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms across north and central Georgia.

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Flash Flood$478K damage

Douglas, GA · Dec 24, 2015

Persistent, deep and strong southwesterly upper-level flow across the eastern U.S. resulted in an extremely moist and moderately unstable atmosphere over North and Central Georgia.

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Tropical Storm$40K damage

Haralson, 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$40K damage

Paulding, 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$40K damage

Gordon, 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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Flood$8.5M damage

Cherokee, 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$30K damage

Catoosa, GA · Mar 31, 2021

Strong thunderstorms ahead of a cold front produced numerous reports of flooding across portions of north Georgia and scattered reports of damaging winds across parts of north and central Georgia.

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Lumpkin, GA · Oct 30, 2019

Deep moisture over the state ahead of an approaching cold front produced several rounds of widespread rainfall over north Georgia on October 30th. Rainfall was heavy enough at times to produce isolated flash flooding.

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Flash Flood$45K damage

Clayton, GA · Jun 8, 2019

Deep moisture associated with a low pressure system produced widespread showers and thunderstorms over north and central Georgia on June 8. Widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches were common along and just north of the I-20 corridor, with isolated higher amounts to 6.5…

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Tropical Storm$75K damage

Worth, 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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Tropical Storm$75K damage

Tift, 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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Tropical Storm$75K damage

Berrien, 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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Flood$7.4M damage

Chattooga, 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$30K damage

Banks, GA · Oct 10, 2020

During the afternoon and evening of October 10th, as the remnants of Hurricane Delta passed northwest of Georgia, moisture from the Gulf of Mexico spread across the area.

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Flash Flood$7.0M damage

Chatham, GA · Jun 29, 1999

Slow moving showers and thunderstorms developed repeatedly across Chatham County and Effingham County during the day. Twenty-four hour rainfall amounts ranged from about 7 inches to over 13 inches.

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Talbot, 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$15K damage

Harris, 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$15K damage

Talbot, 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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Tropical Storm

Effingham, GA · Aug 30, 2023

Idalia first developed into a tropical depression across the western Caribbean Sea near the Yucatan Peninsula on August 26th before slowly gaining strength and becoming a tropical storm on August 27th.

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Flash Flood$334K damage

Morgan, GA · Dec 30, 2015

Once again, persistent, deep and strong southwesterly upper-level flow across the eastern U.S. resulted in an extremely moist and moderately unstable atmosphere over North and Central Georgia.

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Tropical Storm$30K damage

Towns, 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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