<p>National Weather Service issues flood warning: ‘Seek higher ground now!’</p><p>Severe storms brought heavy rain and flash flooding to communities across the Georgia-Tennessee border area late on Wednesday and into Thursday morning that forced dozens of rescues, despite the hazardous conditions making evacuations and efforts to save people difficult.</p><p>McCaysville, in north central Georgia, was deluged with up to five inches (13cm) of rain by Thursday morning, triggering life-threatening flash flooding, the National Weather Service (NWS) said. The town lies just across the Toccoa River from Copperhill, Tennessee.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/05/heavy-rains-flash-flooding-georgia-tennessee">Continue reading...</a>
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Heavy rains bring flash flooding to Georgia-Tennessee border area
<p>National Weather Service issues flood warning: ‘Seek higher ground now!’</p><p>Severe storms brought heavy rain and flash flooding to communities across the Georgia-Tennessee border area late on Wednesday and into Thursday morning that forced dozens of rescues, despite the hazardous conditions making evacuations and efforts to save people difficult.</p><p>McCaysville, in north central Georgia, was deluged with up to five inches (13cm) of rain by Thursday morning, triggering life-threatening flash flooding, the National Weather Service (NWS) said. The town lies just across the Toccoa River from Copperhill, Tennessee.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/05/heavy-rains-flash-flooding-georgia-tennessee">Continue reading...</a>