Flash Flood — White, Georgia

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

Event narrative

The Emergency Manager and several Media relayed reports of flash flooding in the city of Helen. Widespread flooding of Edelweiss Strasse and Bruken Strasse occurred due to high water on the Chattahoochee River. Water inundated the patio of a restaurant and caused damage to a bridge by the Chamber of Commerce. Radar estimates indicate that between 6 and 8 inches of rain occurred over the area during the storm.

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 983652. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.