2,508 first-hand accounts of flood events in Georgia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →A warm front lifted north of the Altamaha River basin placing the entire forecast area with the warm sector of an approaching mid level trough.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →An upper ridge remained over the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes area, with easterly flow dominating across the Southeast. An upper disturbance moving across in the easterly flow combined with the continued moist and unstable airmass allowed numerous showers and thunderstorms to…
Read the full account →A broad cutoff upper low, which had been located over central Texas, was beginning to move very slowly east by the 16th. This upper low, in combination with unusually deep tropical moisture across the region for mid-September, began an extensive period of showers and…
Read the full account →A series of strong southern stream short waves were embedded within a large scale mean trough located across the central into the northeast United States. Moist Pacific and Gulf flow was evident across the southern and southeastern states in advance of these disturbances.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →A series of strong southern stream short waves were embedded within a large scale mean trough located across the central into the northeast United States. Moist Pacific and Gulf flow was evident across the southern and southeastern states in advance of these disturbances.
Read the full account →A very deep upper trough was progressing from the central U.S. into the eastern U.S. during this period. A strong cold front preceded the upper trough. Moist Gulf air was surging north in advance of the cold front with a wedge warm front lifting north across northeast Georgia.
Read the full account →A deep upper-level trough was shifting slowly east from the central U.S. into the eastern U.S. A leading cold front was located from New York to Alabama. A summerlike subtropical ridge across the southeast U.S. was slowly shifting off the southeast U.S. coast.
Read the full account →A deep upper-level trough was shifting slowly east from the central U.S. into the eastern U.S. A leading cold front was located from New York to Alabama. A summerlike subtropical ridge across the southeast U.S. was slowly shifting off the southeast U.S. coast.
Read the full account →The combination of moist southwesterly flow ahead of a deep trough aloft and a tropical low in the Gulf of Mexico brought copious amounts of moisture to the state on the 5th and 6th.
Read the full account →The strong upper high remained over the Plains and desert Southwest, with a weak upper low across the Bahamas and an upper trough over Canada. A weak surface front was in place as well, stretching from the Great Lakes to the mid-Mississippi Valley.
Read the full account →An upper low was located over southern Kentucky on the morning of the 19th, with a shortwave trough extending into northern Georgia. Tropical moisture prevailed over Georgia as well.
Read the full account →The Southeast remained in an active northwest flow pattern on the 1st, with an upper level disturbance moving through the area. A weak surface trough remained in place across the state as well.
Read the full account →A broad area of surface low pressure was in place from Alabama through the Ohio Valley, with a strong upper level system over the Missouri Valley.
Read the full account →An upper low was located over southern Kentucky on the morning of the 19th, with a shortwave trough extending into northern Georgia. Tropical moisture prevailed over Georgia as well.
Read the full account →From 4 to 8 inches of rain fell over north and central Georgia from the 5th through the 8th. Flooding occurred mainly in low areas and near rivers and creeks from the the runoff as it moved downstream. Numerous roads were closed and some were damaged.
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