Flash Flood in Habersham County, Georgia

Flash Flood October 11, 2020 · Habersham County, Georgia

$200K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Stream gauges and emergency manager reported flash flooding developed along the Soque and Chattahoochee River basins after 6 to 7 inches of rain fell in around 24 hours. Multiple roads along the Soque and its tributaries were heavily inundated or washed out, especially close to the White County line. These included Duncan Bridge Rd, Paradise Park Rd, Cross Creek Trail, Soque Trail, and Falling Water Dr. Additionally, a home was inundated on River Way, where the occupants required rescue.

The wider storm

Heavy rain developed across northeast Georgia throughout the 10th and into the early morning of the 11th as the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Delta drifted from the Deep South into the Tennessee Valley. Terrain impacts resulted in a swath of 5 to 7 inches of rain across Habsersham and Rabun Counties which caused flash flooding within the major basins of those two counties.

Began near Clarkesville (34.6240, -83.5250).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 926167. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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