North Georgia flooding: False claims, road closures, tetanus shots, school – FOX 5 Atlanta

North Georgia flooding: False claims, road closures, tetanus shots, school  FOX 5 Atlanta

As crews continue clearing flood damage in McCaysville and Copperhill, Fannin County officials are pushing back on false online claims about what caused the flooding and connecting residents with help. Catastrophic flash flooding along Fightingtown Creek washes away homes and causes extensive structural destruction outside McCaysville in rural Fannin County on November 5, 2026 (Credit: Jennifer Knighton). ATLANTA – As crews continue clearing flood damage in McCaysville and Copperhill, Fannin County officials are pushing back on false online claims about what caused the flooding and connecting residents with recovery assistance. Fannin County officials are urging people to verify information before sharing social media posts about flooding in McCaysville and Copperhill. The Fannin County Emergency Management Agency said a video circulating online falsely claimed that 150,000 gallons of water per second spilled from a dam and caused the flooding.

The agency said an image in the video was not an actual photograph of McCaysville and that the flooding was not caused by a dam failure, TVA operations, hydroelectric power generation or a dam release. "An extraordinary amount of rainfall fell over a very short period of time," the agency said, overwhelming creeks, streams, rivers and drainage systems. RELATED: North Georgia flooding: How McCaysville, Ellijay avoided worse disaster City employees, emergency personnel, utility crews and volunteers are clearing debris, cleaning damaged properties,