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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$40K damage

Paulding, GA · Sep 20, 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$200K damage

Mitchell, GA · Aug 23, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay made its fourth landfall on Saturday, August 23rd near Carrabelle, Florida, then continued on a steady westward path across the Florida Panhandle.

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Flash Flood$200K damage

Decatur, GA · Aug 23, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay made its fourth landfall on Saturday, August 23rd near Carrabelle, Florida, then continued on a steady westward path across the Florida Panhandle.

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Flash Flood

Whitfield, GA · Dec 25, 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

Murray, GA · Dec 25, 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$35K damage

Clay, GA · Sep 3, 1998

Tropical Storm Earl produced widespread moderate to heavy rain and strong winds as it trekked northeast from Southwest to East-central Georgia. Rainfall totals associated with Earl ranged from three to six inches. Peak wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph were common.

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Tropical Storm$35K damage

Irwin, GA · Sep 26, 2004

Tropical Storm Jeanne moved north across south central Georgia during the early morning hours of September 27. Maximum sustained winds up to 40 knots with peak gusts to 50 knots were reported. The lowest sea-level pressure was 987.8 mb at Valdosta, GA.

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Flash Flood

Telfair, GA · Jan 22, 2017

The atmosphere over north and central Georgia was extremely moist and unstable, with copious amounts of moisture accompanying severe storms beginning on January 21st.

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Flash Flood

Muscogee, GA · Feb 11, 2024

A period of persistent thunderstorms moved through the area with an initial warm front early in the morning and later a weak cold front overnight. Weak instability resulted in mostly benign activity, aside from a single report of each hail and wind damage.

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Flash Flood

Muscogee, GA · Feb 11, 2024

A period of persistent thunderstorms moved through the area with an initial warm front early in the morning and later a weak cold front overnight. Weak instability resulted in mostly benign activity, aside from a single report of each hail and wind damage.

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Flash Flood

Muscogee, GA · Feb 11, 2024

A period of persistent thunderstorms moved through the area with an initial warm front early in the morning and later a weak cold front overnight. Weak instability resulted in mostly benign activity, aside from a single report of each hail and wind damage.

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Flash Flood

Pike, GA · Feb 12, 2024

A period of persistent thunderstorms moved through the area with an initial warm front early in the morning and later a weak cold front overnight. Weak instability resulted in mostly benign activity, aside from a single report of each hail and wind damage.

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Flash Flood

Pike, GA · Feb 12, 2024

A period of persistent thunderstorms moved through the area with an initial warm front early in the morning and later a weak cold front overnight. Weak instability resulted in mostly benign activity, aside from a single report of each hail and wind damage.

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Flash Flood

Pike, GA · Feb 12, 2024

A period of persistent thunderstorms moved through the area with an initial warm front early in the morning and later a weak cold front overnight. Weak instability resulted in mostly benign activity, aside from a single report of each hail and wind damage.

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Flash Flood

Pike, GA · Feb 12, 2024

A period of persistent thunderstorms moved through the area with an initial warm front early in the morning and later a weak cold front overnight. Weak instability resulted in mostly benign activity, aside from a single report of each hail and wind damage.

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Flash Flood

Pike, GA · Feb 12, 2024

A period of persistent thunderstorms moved through the area with an initial warm front early in the morning and later a weak cold front overnight. Weak instability resulted in mostly benign activity, aside from a single report of each hail and wind damage.

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Flash Flood

Pike, GA · Feb 12, 2024

A period of persistent thunderstorms moved through the area with an initial warm front early in the morning and later a weak cold front overnight. Weak instability resulted in mostly benign activity, aside from a single report of each hail and wind damage.

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Flash Flood

Pike, GA · Feb 12, 2024

A period of persistent thunderstorms moved through the area with an initial warm front early in the morning and later a weak cold front overnight. Weak instability resulted in mostly benign activity, aside from a single report of each hail and wind damage.

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Flash Flood

Heard, GA · Feb 12, 2024

A period of persistent thunderstorms moved through the area with an initial warm front early in the morning and later a weak cold front overnight. Weak instability resulted in mostly benign activity, aside from a single report of each hail and wind damage.

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Flash Flood

Troup, GA · Feb 12, 2024

A period of persistent thunderstorms moved through the area with an initial warm front early in the morning and later a weak cold front overnight. Weak instability resulted in mostly benign activity, aside from a single report of each hail and wind damage.

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Flash Flood

Spalding, GA · Feb 12, 2024

A period of persistent thunderstorms moved through the area with an initial warm front early in the morning and later a weak cold front overnight. Weak instability resulted in mostly benign activity, aside from a single report of each hail and wind damage.

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Flash Flood

Johnson, GA · Jun 7, 2013

Tropical Storm Andrea off the South Carolina Coast along with the remains of a weak frontal boundary combined to produce a new round of showers and thunderstorms across the area.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)

Coastal Chatham, GA · Oct 8, 2016

Matthew first developed into a Tropical Storm about 35 miles southeast of St. Lucia on September 28 before quickly strengthening into a powerful hurricane as it tracked westward across the Caribbean Sea.

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Tropical Storm

Pierce, GA · Sep 1, 2016

Hurricane Hermine impacted northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia during the afternoon of Sept. 1st through Sept. 2nd as the storm tracked inland near Cedar Key Florida as a Category 1 hurricane Thursday night, then tracked northward across SE Georgia through early Friday…

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