Flood of 1994

Payton Usher
Environmental Science
Dr. Rood

Flood of 1994

The flood of 1994 was a result of the tropical storm Alberto, which hit the gulf coast on July 4th.  The tropical storm caused terrible flooding throughout Georgia.  There were numerous deaths from the flooding of Alberto, and millions of dollars of damage.  Macon received the biggest impact of the tropical storm.  The large amount of rain caused the Ocmulgee River to rise rapidly.  The flood snuck up on many people, because it happened so fast.  Once the levee breached, water rushed through neighborhoods and completely destroyed home.  Witnesses said it was like pulling a plug out of the bath tub, the water just disappeared. Macon still to this day suffers from the destruction of the flood.