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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.

Flash Flood$10K damage

Jones, GA · Oct 6, 2021

A very moist and marginally unstable airmass ahead of a deep upper-level low over the lower Mississippi Valley resulted one report of a tree down and several flash flooding reports over middle Georgia.

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Flood$6.1M damage

De Kalb, 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$10K damage

Jefferson, 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$10K 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$60K damage

Emanuel, GA · Oct 7, 2016

On the morning of September 28th Tropical Storm Matthew formed near the islands of Saint Lucia and St. Vincent on the southern end of the Windward Island chain, moving west.

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Flood$5.8M damage

Walker, 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$5.7M 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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Tropical Storm

Telfair, GA · Aug 30, 2023

Hurricane Idalia made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida as a category 3 hurricane. As Idalia moved inland to the northeast, it brought tropical storm-force winds and heavy rain to much of south Georgia, including far southeast counties of NWS Peachtree City CWFA…

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Flood$5.6M 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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Flood$5.5M damage

Carroll, 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$300K damage

Gilmer, 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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Flash Flood$300K damage

Fulton, 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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Flash Flood$300K damage

Troup, 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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Flash Flood$250K damage

Whitfield, GA · Sep 3, 2014

Ample moisture and strong afternoon heating produced moderate to strong instability each afternoon with scattered strong to severe thunderstorms across North and Central Georgia.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

McIntosh, GA · Sep 11, 2017

Irma first developed into a tropical storm on August 30th about 420 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands, and within 24 hours strengthened into a hurricane. Irma continued to intensify and became a major hurricane over the eastern Atlantic on September 1st.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Chatham, GA · Sep 11, 2017

Irma first developed into a tropical storm on August 30th about 420 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands, and within 24 hours strengthened into a hurricane. Irma continued to intensify and became a major hurricane over the eastern Atlantic on September 1st.

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Tropical Storm$25K damage

Floyd, 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$25K damage

Meriwether, 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$25K damage

Walker, 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$52K damage

Mitchell, 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$5.1M damage

Seminole, GA · Sep 14, 2002

The remnants of Tropical Storm Hanna produced torrential rains that caused severe localized flooding, as well as scattered wind damage across portions of southwest Georgia.

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Flood$5.0M damage

Cobb, GA · Sep 16, 2004

Rainfall with hurricane Ivan reached 10-12 inches in parts of north Georgia, including the Atlanta metropolitan area. Most of this rain fell within a period of 24 hours or less. Record flooding was reported on many creeks and rivers in the Atlanta Metropolitan area.

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Flood$5.0M 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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Flood$500K damage

Tift, GA · Feb 23, 2013

A series of upper level disturbance rotating around a mean longwave trough west of the area brought copious amounts of moisture into the area.

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