Flood, Catoosa
- When
- August 5, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Catoosa County, Ringgold
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.904, -85.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The public reported that a local road was blocked with high water.
Flood and Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 5, 2001
1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $500
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 4, 10:45 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 10:45 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1145 PM EDT SAT AUG 4 2001 RADAR TRENDS NO LONGER SUPPORT "RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES" IN ATL-AHN ZONES. UPDATED TO REMOVE THIS WORDING AND LOWER POP IN THIS ZONE TO 30%. OTHERWISE...NO CHANGES MADE AT THIS TIME. .ATL... GA...NONE. RAB OUR DETAILED COUNTY FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT FOUS52 KFFC OUR AREA FORECAST FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA CITIES IS AVAILAB`LE AT FLUS42 KFFC
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:24 UTC.
Event by event
1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Catoosa
- When
- August 5, 12:24 AM EST
- Where
- Catoosa County, Graysville
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.967, -85.133
The public reported that two trees were blown down on a local road.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Iowa, August 5, 2001
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 5, 2001
- Rip Current in Florida, August 5, 2001
- Heat in Texas, August 5, 2001
- Tropical Storm in Alabama, August 5 to 6, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 5, 2001
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 5, 2001
- Damaging Winds in North Dakota, August 5, 2001
- Flash Flood and Hail in Colorado, August 5, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 5, 2001
- Heat in North Dakota, August 5, 2001
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, August 5, 2001
More
Every storm in Georgia in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, August 2001
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5263638, 5263639.