Flash Flood in Banks County, Georgia
Flash Flood October 10, 2020 – October 11, 2020 · Banks County, Georgia
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Emergency Manager reported flooding issues in the county including: Purvis Road washed out, Apple Valley Road home flooded, a bridge closed on Westmoreland, and the closure of Moss Farm Road. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 6 inches of rain occurred in the area, resulting in the flash flooding.
The wider storm
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. Several weak tornadoes occurred in north and central Georgia in addition to pockets of heavy rainfall and flooding across the Atlanta metropolitan area and portions of northeast Georgia.
Began near Alto (34.4498, -83.5514).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
7 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 926139. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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