Catastrophic flash flood emergency hits Georgia, Tennessee
Mark WillardCaitlin Kaiser
ByMark Willard,Mark SmithandCaitlin Kaiser•
22 hours agoUpdated: November 5, 2026, 3:15 pm ESTPublished: November 5, 2026, 2:50 pm EST

A rare flash flood emergency was issued Thursday as torrential overnight rain triggered record-breaking floods across northern Georgia and southern Tennessee. In the hardest-hit border town of McCaysville, water levels surged from ankle- to waist-deep when a flood wave from the Toccoa River arrived just after 2 a.m. See the effects here.

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