Debris Flow in Georgia
Every debris flow event the National Weather Service has filed in Georgia, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A fast-moving slurry of mud, rock and debris, usually on a slope soaked by heavy rain or stripped by a fire.
The most significant on the map
The most significant debris flow episodes in Georgia.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 6
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $310,000
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Georgia, March 25 to 26, 2021A very moist and moderately unstable airmass over the region combined with strong shear and persistent southwesterly mid and upper flow produced numerous showers and thunderstorms across north and parts of central Georgia through the day on the 25th into the morning of the 26th.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Georgia, October 10 to 11, 2020During the afternoon and evening of October 10th, as the remnants of Hurricane Delta passed northwest of Georgia, moisture from the Gulf of Mexico spread across the area.
- Debris Flow and Flooding in Georgia, September 16 to 17, 2004After isolated flash flooding developed earlier in the evening, persistent moderate to heavy rainfall led to a gradual expansion of general flooding across extreme northeast Georgia.
- Debris Flow in Georgia, December 2, 2015A strong southwesterly flow aloft across the eastern U.S. resulted in an extremely moist and moderately unstable atmosphere over North Georgia.
- Debris Flow and Strong Wind in Georgia, February 20, 2019A strong low-level jet ahead of a deep upper-level trough brought a period of strong, gusty winds to the higher elevations of the north Georgia mountains during the early morning hours, resulting in numerous reports of trees blown down.
- Debris Flow in Georgia, August 31, 2006A landslide developed during heavy rain, with debris covering McCall Lane, which had to be closed for a while.
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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.