Roads Washed Out, Water Rescues in North Georgia
A
stalled cluster of thunderstorms dumped torrential rainfall late
Wednesday night into early Thursday across parts of north-central
Georgia. As much as 4 to 6 inches of rain fell in the area which was
already saturated by persistent rains in July.
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Below is a link to video of a water rescue, via the Pickens County Progress. A Forsyth County, Ga. Swiftwater Rescue team pulled two employees of the Younglife Camp to safety. "We've never needed a swiftwater rescue in Pickens County and we've used it three times this morning," said an emergency worker.
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Dramatic Rescue in Rushing Water
Up to six inches of rain fell in North Georgia in a short period. In Pickens County a swiftwater rescue team had to perform rescues after... -
Photo below is of a bridge washed out (with drainage culvert) near Ellijay, Ga. (Credit: Jimmy Glynn via NWS-Peachtree City, Ga.)
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Map of area affected by flooding is illustrated below by the "flooded house" icons. Ellijay, Ga. is roughly 80 miles north of Atlanta.
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Photo below of the Cartecay River in Ellijay, Ga. is courtesy of the Gilmer County Times Courier. According to the Times Courier, some residents said the river hadn't been this high since a weakening Tropical Storm/Depression Ivan in September 2004. There were reports of decks, trees, and propane tanks floating down the river.
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Here's a river stage plot (blue line) from the National Weather Service of the Cartecay River on August 1. The river rose eight feet during the flash flood, much of that occurring in just under five hours.
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Roads closed due to flooding. Highway... - Pickens Progress | FacebookRoads closed due to flooding. Highway 136 Burnt Mountain is closed this morning because of a landslide at the overlook area. Price Creek ... -
An estimated radar rainfall total graphic from NWS-Peachtree City shows the small scale of Thursday morning's deluge in eastern Pickens, southern and eastern Gilmer and western Dawson Counties.
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The coosawatee is up and still rising. #flood
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Is this the "new norm"? Increasing extremely small-scale flash #flood events. Latest example: N. Georgia. wxch.nl/11x6JTI
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