Environment & Climate

Weather service calls Tennessee-Georgia flooding a 1,000-year event as storm moves up Atlantic coast

Associated Press reports at least one death and a four-county state of emergency in Georgia after the storm.

Published Nov 7, 2026 · 18:02 UTC3 reports

The short version

Rainfall exceeding 10 inches in six hours caused flooding along the Tennessee-Georgia state line, which the National Weather Service called a catastrophic 1,000-year flood.[Associated Press]
At least one death is associated with the flooding, and a 56-year-old woman apparently drove into floodwaters in Murray County, Georgia, according to a sheriff.[Associated Press]
Georgia's governor declared a state of emergency for four counties as the storm moved up the Eastern Seaboard, prompting flood advisories.[Associated Press]

The National Weather Service called the flooding along the Tennessee-Georgia state line a catastrophic, 1,000-year flood.[Associated Press]
Rainfall across the surrounding mountain watershed measured 10.28 inches over six hours and 11.19 inches over 12 hours into Thursday morning, according to the weather service in Atlanta.[Associated Press]
At least one death is associated with the flooding; Julie Barrs, 56, apparently died while trying to drive through floodwaters in Murray County, Georgia, according to Sheriff Jimmy Davenport.[Associated Press]
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency for four counties.[Associated Press]

The circumstances of the reported death are described as apparent rather than confirmed, and the final casualty and damage totals are not established in the reporting.[Associated Press]

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