Flash Flood — Union, Georgia

2020-10-29 · near Blairsville, Union, Georgia

Event narrative

Pappy's Trading Post published photos to their social media site of their property and nearby areas inundated by the Nottely River. The USGS river gage downstream reported the Nottely River rose to Minor Flood Stage, cresting at 14.68 feet. Radar estimates indicate that 4 to 6 inches of rain occurred in the area, resulting in the flash flooding.

Wider weather episode

During the late evening of October 28th through the morning of October 29th, Tropical Storm Zeta swept rapidly across north Georgia producing widespread wind damage and isolated flooding across north and portions of central Georgia. Around 1.5 million customers lost electricity for some period of time, some for several days.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 926151. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.