Event narrative (NOAA)
The Georgia Emergency Management Agency, along with local newspapers, reported extensive and widespread flooding across White county. A six-year old girl, was swept away in flood waters, while outside in the front yard of her mobile home. The mobile home park was flooded by the waters from a nearby small stream. In unrelated incidents, three other residents had to be rescued from high water elsewhere in the county. Several roads were washed out. A 20-foot portion of Black Road was washed away by flood waters. The Chattahoochee River in Helen also rose above its flood stage of 6 feet and crested near 7 feet around 1130 pm EDT. The Castle Inn of Helen experienced flooding up to the patio level, which affects the basement area of the facility.
Other notable flash flood events in Georgia
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.