Questions & answers
Your questions: Storms that caused 1-in-1,000 year flood event in Tennessee and Georgia move up Atlantic coast
Compiled Nov 6
How long will it take McCaysville and Copperhill to recover and restore services like the water treatment plant?
Residents and crews in McCaysville, Georgia, and Copperhill, Tennessee, spent Friday cleaning up alongside the Toccoa River
Will the state of emergency lead to additional resources or aid for affected residents?
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency for four counties
What caused the extreme rainfall that led to this second major flood in three months?
A storm system caused a catastrophic, 1,000-year flood along the Tennessee-Georgia state line and moved up the Eastern Seaboard, prompting flood advisories from North Carolina to Massachusetts
How many people in total were rescued by swift-water teams?
Swift-water teams from both states rescued dozens of people before the flooding receded