Georgia, 2001

Flash Flooding and Flooding in Georgia, June 12 to 13, 2001

June 12 to 13, 2001 · NWS FFC · 9 events in 7 counties and zones

5 flood, 4 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$633,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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 Jun 12, 2:30 PM EST, 6 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 2:30 PM EST, 6 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
330 PM EDT TUE JUN 12 2001

REMNANTS OF T.S. ALLISON BETWEEN ATL-MCN AT 18Z...MOVING ENE. SHOULD
BE NEAR AGS BY EVENING AND THEN SLOWING DOWN AS IT MOVES NE INTO
SC/NC WED/THU. RAIN STILL WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW AS IT TRACKS
ENE...BUT THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS OVER. RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LESS
THAN 1 INCH IN MOST AREAS...WITH 1 INCH+ AMOUNTS CONFINED TO THE E
CNTRL AND SE AREAS THIS EVENING. WILL LET FFA EXPIRE AS ADVERTISED
AT 4 PM EDT.

ALTHOUGH ALLISON MOVES AWAY AND UPPER LAYERS DRY OUT SOME NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS...LOWER LEVELS REMAIN VERY MOIST. TRIGGERING
MECHANISMS WILL BE LIMITED THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT T.S. SO CLOSE...WEAK
IMPULSES IN NW FLOW WILL STILL AFFECT AREA AND COULD GENERATE
SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOONS.  LIS AND
CAPES REMAIN SUPPORTIVE OF SOME ACTIVITY EACH AFTERNOON.

DEWPOINTS WILL REMAIN HIGH AND TEMPERATURES WILL CHANGE LITTLE FROM
DAY TO DAY THROUGH FRIDAY. MOST NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE
AFTER TODAY WILL BE A RETURN TO MORE NORMAL JUNE READINGS AS CLOUDS
TEND TO BREAK SOMEWHAT MORE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. STILL EXPECT
MOST AREAS TO STAY BELOW THE 90 DEGREE MARK THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

FOR THE EXTENDED...GENERAL TENDENCY ALOFT IS FOR AN UPPER RIDGE TO
BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN STATES.  HOWEVER...A SHARP UPPER TROUGH
AMPLIFYING IN THE MIDWEST WILL MOVE EAST TOWARD THE WEEKEND AND KEEP
THE RIDGE SQUASHED UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE FRONT WILL BE NEAR
ENOUGH TO GA FRI NIGHT/SAT FOR AN INCREASE IN SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY.
WITH DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE REMAINING IN PLACE AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL
SYSTEM...SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLY EVEN SOME SEVERE TSRA
COULD BE EXPECTED FROM NW TO SE ACROSS THE STATE FRI NIGHT/SAT
MORN.  THE BEST THREAT OF ANY SEVERE TSRA WOULD BE IN THE N WHERE
DYNAMICS WOULD BE BETTER.

FINALLY...A DRIER PERIOD APPEARS IN THE OFFING FOR SUN-TUE AS THE
UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE REGION FROM THE WEST AND SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES DOWN FROM THE NORTH.  TEMPERATURES SHOULD STAY BELOW
NORMAL THROUGH TUESDAY...BUT START CREEPING UP TOWARD 90 AROUND THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. WILL LEAVE POPS OUT OF SUN-TUE PERIOD AT THIS
TIME...ALTHOUGH MRF HAS ADVERTISED THIS BEFORE AND IT HAS YET TO
HAPPEN.

FCSTID= 19
ATL   68  83  69  85 /  60  30  30  30
AHN   68  82  69  85 /  70  40  30  30
GVL   68  82  69  85 /  70  40  30  30
RMG   67  87  69  87 /  30  30  30  30
CSG   70  86  70  87 /  40  40  30  30
MCN   70  86  70  87 /  40  40  30  30

.ATL...
GA...NONE.

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Event by event

5 flood, 4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Putnam

When
June 12, 9:00 PM EST
Where
Putnam County, Countywide
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
33.322, -83.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

WAGA Television, FOX 5 in Atlanta, reported that 10 roads were under water and closed across the county. It was also reported that some sewers were backing up in homes.

Flood, Hancock

When
June 12, 9:00 PM EST
Where
Hancock County, Countywide
Property damage
$75,000
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
33.270, -83.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Hancock county Emergency Management Director and WAGA Television, FOX 5 of Atlanta, reported that a few roads in the county were washed out because of high water. Damage was less extensive than counties immediately adjacent to the west.

Flood, Wilkes

When
June 12, 9:00 PM EST
Where
Wilkes County, Countywide
Property damage
$16,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.782, -82.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Wilkes County Emergency Manager reported that high water caused minor damage to a couple of roads and culverts and washed out a few gravel roads.

Flood, Taliaferro

When
June 12, 9:55 PM EST
Where
Taliaferro County, Countywide
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
33.566, -82.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

WAGA Television, FOX 5 of Atlanta, reported that several roads were under water in the county.

Flash Flood, Putnam

When
June 12, 10:00 PM EST
Where
Putnam County, Countywide
Property damage
$200,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.322, -83.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Putnam County 911 center reported that several roads in the county were flooded, including some state highways. Several secondary roads had to be closed, but most were reopened. While no major damage was reported, rather extensive repairs were required to some roads because of culvert damage and erosion caused by the high water. Rainfall of 3 to 5 inches in a 3 to 5 hour time period contributed to the flooding.

Flash Flood, Taliaferro

When
June 12, 11:00 PM EST to June 13, 12:30 AM EST
Where
Taliaferro County, Countywide
Property damage
$125,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.566, -82.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Taliaferro County Emergency Management Director reported that several roads were flooded. A car was even washed off the road. Damage was caused to culverts and erosion weakened some road surfaces requiring repair. Unofficial reports of 10 inches of rain were received from Crawfordville.

Flash Flood, Greene

When
June 13, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Greene County, Countywide
Property damage
$150,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.579, -83.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Greene County Emergency Management Director reported that 22 roads were flooded in the county. Rainfall of 3 to 5 inches in a 3 hour period fell on top of 2 to 5 inches of rain which had fallen in the previous 1 to 2 days. Several roads were washed out and required extensive repairs.

Flood, Baldwin

When
June 13, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Baldwin County, Countywide
Property damage
$22,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.069, -83.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Baldwin county Emergency Management Director, as well as the Union Recorder in Milledgeville, reported that flooding of roads had occurred in Baldwin county. Six roads had to be closed because of flooding and an Animal Hospital had to be evacuated as it was threatened by water from a nearby creek. However, damage was less extensive than neighboring counties. A dam near Milledgeville required repair and Nelson Road sustained some erosion and culvert damage that required repair.

Flash Flood, Pulaski

When
June 13, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Pulaski County, Countywide
Property damage
$45,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.232, -83.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Pulaski county Emergency Management Director and the Macon Telegraph reported that very heavy rain caused Fost Road in the southwest part of the county to be washed out. A culvert washed out of the road leaving a 10 foot canyon where the road had been. Several other dirt roads were washed out in the county and several crops were flooded.

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.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5255521, 5255523, 5255614, 5255522, 5255525, 5255526, 5255524, 5255527, 5255528.