Flash Flood — Banks, Georgia

2020-10-10 to 2020-10-11 · near Alto, Banks, Georgia

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 926139. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.