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National Weather Service issues flood warning: ‘Seek higher ground now!’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.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. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/05/heavy-rains-flash-flooding-georgia-tennessee" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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