Event narrative (NOAA)
Rainfall from Fay varied between 15 and 24 inches. Numerous trees and power lines were down throughout the county. Power outages affected 10,000 residents, with 3,000 of those in Cairo. Many county roads were washed out by flood waters. Two dams were breached in Cairo, which destroyed a residential pumpkin patch and mayhaw orchard. A helicopter from Fort Rucker was dispatched to the Thomas-Grady line to rescue a vehicle that washed into Barnett's Creek. Sixteen roads were closed. More than 700 miles of roads were affected by flooding and debris. Many local homes and businesses in Cairo suffered leaks and water damage. Wind and flooding damaged 23 mobile homes and destroyed another; seven single family homes sustained minor damage and 25 were severely damaged. Five public faciliti
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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.