Flash Flood, Henry
- When
- March 30, 2:45 AM EST to 5:30 AM EST
- Where
- Henry County, 4 mi NE of Hampton to 0.9 mi NW of Mc Donough
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 33.421, -84.231
The Henry County 911 Center reported that rainfall of six to eight inches in a 4 hour period, with localized amounts of eight to ten inches, had resulted in several road closures as a result of flooding and flash flooding across central Henry county, especially the McDonough area. Much of the flash flooding was a result of excessive runoff into the Towaliga River, Walnut Creek, Pates Crees, and Big Cotton Indian Creek. At 12:30 am EDT, just southwest of McDonough, Georgia Highway 20 was closed at McDonough Parkway because of flooding. At 1:45 am EDT, several lanes of Interstate-75 were closed at Exit 222 because of flooding. At 3:45 am EDT, Culpepper Road and Jonesboro Roads were blocked and closed as a result of flooding. Up to two feet of water was observed flowing across the road and a three foot mudslide was observed along Jonesboro Road. At 400 am EDT, two other roads were flooded, including Chambers Road and Mt. Carmel Road. A cooperative observer for FOX 5 Television of Atlanta relayed a report that 9 inches of rain had fallen at their residence in McDonough. This agreed well with radar storm total precipitation data.
No significant damages were observed or reported and no roads were washed out, only minor debris cleanup.