Flash Flood — White, Georgia

2021-08-17 · near Tesnatee, White, Georgia

Event narrative

The Emergency Manager and several media outlets reported flash flooding in the Cleveland area, including but not limited to Campbell Street, Thomas Road at Georgia 115 West, South Main Street, Quillian Street, Cooley Woods at Mountain Meadows, and Ricky West at Mossy Acres. Radar estimates indicate that between 6 and 8 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding.

Wider weather episode

The remains of Tropical Storm Fred moved across central and north Georgia as a tropical depression during the overnight hours through the morning producing isolated reports of damaging winds in convective bands and several tornadoes. No reports of wind damage were received outside of the stronger convective bands. Rainfall amounts exceeded 4 inches in portions of northeast Georgia, with amounts of 6 to 8 inches observed in the northeast Georgia mountains.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 983651. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.