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A catastrophic, 1,000-year flood, as classified by the National Weather Service, has devastated the Tennessee-Georgia state line, moving up the Eastern Seaboard and prompting flood advisories from North Carolina to Massachusetts. In McCaysville, Georgia, and Copperhill, Tennessee, residents and crews are working to clean up the aftermath of the Toccoa River flooding. Rainfall in the surrounding mountain watershed reached 11.19 inches (28.4 cm) over 12 hours, according to the weather service in Atlanta. Swift-water rescue teams from both states saved dozens of people, but the flooding has left downtown streets covered in mud and the water treatment plant out of service. One death has been reported, that of Julie Barrs, 56, who died while attempting to drive through floodwaters in Murray County, Georgia. This is the second major flood in three months for the communities, with the August flood categorized as a 1-in-500 year event.
The Tennessee Valley Authority is managing high water levels at three of its hydroelectric dams on the Ocoee River, which receives water from the Toccoa. Georgia Gov.
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