2,508 first-hand accounts of flood events in Georgia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
High pressure ridge axis across south FL lifted a weak warm front along the Altamaha river northward. Moist southwest flow and slightly faster storm motion led to storms developing off the Gulf of mexico into the suwannee valley in the morning and then pushed northeastward in…
Read the full account →Nicole first developed as a Subtropical Storm about 550 miles east of the northwest Bahamas in the morning of Monday, November 7th. Nicole remained a Subtropical Storm for a little over 24 hours, but eventually transitioned to a Tropical Storm late in the morning of Tuesday,…
Read the full account →Nicole first developed as a Subtropical Storm about 550 miles east of the northwest Bahamas in the morning of Monday, November 7th. Nicole remained a Subtropical Storm for a little over 24 hours, but eventually transitioned to a Tropical Storm late in the morning of Tuesday,…
Read the full account →Tropical Depression Nine developed in the eastern Caribbean in the morning of Friday, September 23rd. The system steadily strengthened as it tracked to the northeast and became Hurricane Ian in the morning of Monday, September 26th.
Read the full account →Tropical Depression Nine developed in the eastern Caribbean in the morning of Friday, September 23rd. The system steadily strengthened as it tracked to the northeast and became Hurricane Ian in the morning of Monday, September 26th.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Frances continued to slowly weaken as it moved north into southwest Georgia during the late afternoon and evening hours of September 6. Maximum sustained winds reached 38 knots at Albany, GA, with a peak wind gust 59 knots.
Read the full account →Tropical Depression Nine developed in the eastern Caribbean in the morning of Friday, September 23rd. The system steadily strengthened as it tracked to the northeast and became Hurricane Ian in the morning of Monday, September 26th.
Read the full account →Tropical Depression Nine developed in the eastern Caribbean in the morning of Friday, September 23rd. The system steadily strengthened as it tracked to the northeast and became Hurricane Ian in the morning of Monday, September 26th.
Read the full account →Hurricane Nicole approached the SE FL Atlantic Coast and made landfall as a Category 1 near Vero Beach during the pre-dawn hours of Thursday, November 10th.
Read the full account →Hurricane Nicole approached the SE FL Atlantic Coast and made landfall as a Category 1 near Vero Beach during the pre-dawn hours of Thursday, November 10th.
Read the full account →Hurricane Nicole approached the SE FL Atlantic Coast and made landfall as a Category 1 near Vero Beach during the pre-dawn hours of Thursday, November 10th.
Read the full account →Hurricane Ian made landfall as a powerful Category 4 Hurricane on the SW Florida peninsula coast near Punta Gorda on Wednesday, September 28th.
Read the full account →Hurricane Ian made landfall as a powerful Category 4 Hurricane on the SW Florida peninsula coast near Punta Gorda on Wednesday, September 28th.
Read the full account →Several subtle upper level shortwaves affected the area during a three day period between March 1-3 as a broad long-wave upper level trough located west of the area slowly progressed eastward.
Read the full account →The upper trough continued in place over the Eastern Seaboard while the weak front that sparked thunderstorms on the 1st continued to sag south on the 2nd. An upper ridge began to build in again from the west but was not yet dominating the area.
Read the full account →A surface low across the Lower Mississippi Valley began to lift north toward the Tennessee Valley on the 1st, dragging a front that was stationary across central Georgia north toward the mountains.
Read the full account →The same general pattern remained in place on the 6th that had been in place for the past several days, with a strong upper trough over the center of the country and a strong upper high over the western Atlantic, combining to continue the moist flow into the Southeast.
Read the full account →A strong upper level trough brought numerous showers and thunderstorms to the tri-state area just before Christmas. An unseasonably moist environment was in place with TAE reporting its third highest precipitable water value on record for December during this event.
Read the full account →A weak surface ridge remained in place across north Georgia, with a stalled surface boundary draped across central Georgia. A very warm and moist airmass remained in place across the area.
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