2009 Southeastern United States floods information
2009 Southeast United States floods
Meteorological history
Duration
September 15–23, 2009
Overall effects
Fatalities
10
Damage
At least $500 million
Areas affected
Northern Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas
The September 2009 Southeastern United States floods were a group of floods that affected several counties throughout northern Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas. The worst flooding occurred across the Atlanta metropolitan area. Continuous rain, spawned by moisture pulled from the Gulf of Mexico, fell faster than the local watersheds could drain the runoff.
Initial damages from around the state were estimated at $250 million. On September 26, Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine raised the estimated cost to $500 million with the potential for it to rise. Some 20,000 homes, businesses and other buildings received major damage and 17 Georgia counties received Federal Disaster Declarations. The flood is blamed for at least ten deaths.[1]
The floods were historic, breaking records that went back more than a century in some locations. The Chattahoochee River, the largest river in the region, measured water levels at a 500-year flood level.[2]
^Errin Haines (2009-09-25). "Biden tours Ga. flood damage as more rain looms declared disaster areas". Associated Press. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
^Edward Martin (2009-09-24). "USGS Release: Atlanta Flooding Sets New Records". USGS. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
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