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河水水位超过1990年纪录，麦凯斯维尔和库珀希尔救援仍在继续

河水洪峰略高于1990年的纪录，但雨停后，佐治亚州与田纳西州边境沿线的疏散、水上救援和危险洪水并未结束。

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这条河在1990年创下的洪水水位纪录，保持了三十多年。2026年11月5日星期四上午，流经佐治亚州麦凯斯维尔和田纳西州库珀希尔的河水水位超过了这一纪录——当时已有房屋被淹，救援人员正试图接触被困在屋内的人。洪峰标志着这场紧急事件的规模，而不是它的结束。⁠1

据CNN东部标准时间上午7:24的报道，雨已经停了，但水上救援和疏散仍在继续。CNN援引美国国家气象局的话说，洪峰出现在上午6点刚过，略高于此前纪录，也超过了与两座城镇灾难性洪水相关的水位。预计危险的河流洪水将持续到周四。⁠1

这两个相邻社区面临同一场河流洪灾。该河在佐治亚州称为托科阿河，在田纳西州称为奥科伊河。名称和发布预警的机构不同，并不意味着州界两侧的洪水是两场应当相加的独立灾害。⁠1

救援人员仍需接触被困人员

麦凯斯维尔警察局长迈克尔·厄利称，救援人员正在努力接触被困在被淹房屋里的居民。他向Atlanta News First讲述的情况由CNN转载，传达了眼下的紧迫性，但没有提供可靠的被困人数。⁠1

我们正在积极开展水上救援，仍有几个人被困在家里，我们正努力赶去救他们。

迈克尔·厄利 1

厄利还说，他发言时水位仍在上涨。这一描述指的是当时的救援情况，不应解读为河水在随后报道的洪峰之后仍继续上涨。范宁县应急管理部门则在周四早些时候表示，仍有许多居民需要疏散。这两则消息都没有说明当天上午晚些时候仍有多少人被困。⁠1

麦凯斯维尔市长和市议会宣布进入紧急状态，禁止未经授权的人员进入该市，直至另行通知。这项限制旨在应急工作持续期间保护居民、救援人员和公众。Local 3报道了这项声明及出入限制；WSB-TV也报道称，公众不得进入。⁠27⁠24

疏散令具体涉及西田纳西大道和东田纳西大道沿线的居民。一处佐治亚州交通摄像头拍到，疏散区域内的街道和建筑物被河水淹没。厄利的书面指示不容等待：“不要延误疏散。现在立即离开该地区。”⁠1

在州界另一侧的库珀希尔，美国气象局上午6:23发布的通报转述了应急管理部门的报告：许多房屋和商铺被数英尺深的水淹没。这是对严重水淹情况的描述，并非对每处房产水深的测量，也不是已经完成的结构损坏评估。⁠2

河水上涨，随后刷新纪录

夜间的一系列预警显示，事态发展得有多快。早些时候的一则报道说，奥科伊河水位仍低于历史峰值；后来出现的洪峰超越了这一水位——这并不与同时测得的水位相矛盾。

11月5日星期四上午

  1. 东部标准时间凌晨3:58

    一份针对库珀希尔的山洪紧急预警通报称，房屋和商铺被水淹没，人员正在撤离。当时奥科伊河处于重大洪水水位，距离历史最高水位还差3英尺。

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  2. 东部标准时间上午6点刚过

    据CNN报道，美国国家气象局的通报显示，河水洪峰略高于1990年创下的纪录。

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  3. 东部标准时间上午6:23

    针对库珀希尔的预警延长至东部标准时间上午9点，灾难性洪水仍在持续。

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  4. 东部标准时间上午6:39

    美国气象局的一份通报宣布麦凯斯维尔进入山洪紧急状态，并将预警延长至东部标准时间上午9点。

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本报道尚未独立核实洪峰的具体数值高度以及1990年的数值纪录。现有证据支持的结论范围较窄，但影响重大：CNN在有日期标注的报道中援引美国气象局称，周四的洪峰略高于此前纪录。⁠1

两座城镇最新报告的预警均持续至上午9点；在早间报道发布时，这一期限尚未到来。预警按计划到期并不意味着危险解除：这不能证明洪水已经退去、疏散需求已经结束，或麦凯斯维尔单独实施的出入限制已经解除。⁠2⁠26⁠27

雨停了，危险却没有消失

CNN称，移动缓慢的夜间风暴给北佐治亚州部分地区带来普遍3至6英寸的降雨，局部雨量超过8英寸。这些是区域数据，并非麦凯斯维尔、库珀希尔或每个被淹社区的统一降雨量。⁠1

CNN还报道称，多个区域雨量计在6小时内测得多达6英寸的降雨，并将这种强度描述为至少相当于200年一遇的降雨。这意味着在正常情况下，任何一年出现这种降雨的概率为0.5%，而不是风暴之间保证相隔200年。这里尚未独立确认各雨量计的具体位置及其所依据的重现期计算。⁠1

更广泛的区域也遭遇险情。另一场山洪紧急事件影响了范宁县其他地区及邻近的吉尔默县；当地应急管理人员报告称，房屋被淹，其中一些完全被水围困，还有人员需要水上救援。这些报告反映了区域内其他地方的险情，并未提供两座边境城镇的救援或损失总数。⁠1

FOX 5 Atlanta早些时候的一则报道说，官员当时尚未确认损失或水上救援情况。后来有关救援行动正在进行、人员疏散和建筑物被淹的报道，取代了最初尚未确认的说法。但建筑物被淹并不等于建筑物被毁，现有报道仍未确定两座城镇各自最终的死亡、受伤、救援或疏散人数。伤亡人数不明，不等于确认伤亡人数为零。⁠13⁠1⁠2

近期预报带来了喘息机会：周末前不会再有强降雨；但同时警告称，危险的河流洪水将持续到周四。关键问题仍是，救援队能否联系到所有等待疏散的人，以及上午9点期限之后会发布哪些预警或限制。对居民和救援人员而言，雨停并不意味着工作结束，危险也没有结束。⁠1

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  8. Now Georgia
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  1. Floodwater trapped residents in their homes and pushed a river above its 1990 record. In McCaysville, Georgia, and Copperhill, Tennessee, rescuers are still working even though the rain has stopped. Homes and businesses are inundated, and evacuations are continuing. Can crews reach everyone still waiting to get out?
  2. McCaysville and Copperhill share the same river corridor across the state line. In Georgia, it's called the Toccoa. In Tennessee, it's the Ocoee. The flooding in these neighboring towns belongs to one connected emergency.
  3. The river rose above the level associated with catastrophic flooding in both towns. Flash flood emergencies, the highest level of flood warning, followed. By Thursday morning, November fifth, water had swamped streets and buildings while emergency crews were still trying to reach people inside their homes.
  4. The river crested shortly after six in the morning, just above the previous record set in 1990. That peak came after homes were already flooding and evacuations were underway. Reaching the crest still left both towns facing dangerous water.
  5. McCaysville's mayor and city council declared a state of emergency. The city closed to unauthorized personnel until further notice, protecting residents and responders while rescue work continued. Evacuation orders specifically covered residents on West Tennessee Avenue and East Tennessee Avenue. Police Chief Michael Earley communicated the restrictions and urged people to leave.
  6. A transportation camera showed streets and buildings swamped by the river along the evacuation area. Across the border in Copperhill, emergency management described numerous homes and businesses under several feet of water.
  7. Earley described crews struggling to reach trapped residents. He said, “We’re actively trying to water rescue people, and we’ve still got several people trapped in homes that we’re trying to get to.” His account captured the danger during the rising flood, before the subsequently reported crest.
  8. Earley's written instruction was direct. “DO NOT DELAY YOUR EVACUATION. LEAVE THE AREA NOW.” Fannin County emergency management also said early Thursday that numerous residents still needed evacuation. Rescue work continued after the downpours ended.
  9. Mudslides also hampered emergency access in the region. Other parts of Fannin County and neighboring Gilmer County faced a separate flash flood emergency overnight. Emergency managers in both counties described widespread flooding, multiple flooded homes and some homes completely surrounded by water. Water rescues were underway there too.
  10. The Ocoee was already at major flood stage when an earlier warning put it three feet below its all-time peak. It then crested above the 1990 record. The later Copperhill warning extended the deadline to nine in the morning.
  11. Slow-moving storms delivered widespread totals of three to six inches across parts of North Georgia, with isolated amounts above eight inches. Those regional totals varied from place to place. Multiple area gauges recorded up to six inches in just six hours, an intensity described as at least a one-in-two-hundred-year rainfall.
  12. A one-in-two-hundred-year rainfall means a zero-point-five percent chance in any given year under normal circumstances. Another rainfall that intense can happen much sooner than two hundred years later. The estimate describes probability, rather than a timetable between storms.
  13. Flash flood warnings also covered Fannin, Gilmer, Murray and northwestern Union counties overnight. Parts of Cherokee County, North Carolina, and Polk County, Tennessee, faced warnings too. Some earlier warning periods ended by seven fifteen. Later updates extended warnings for both McCaysville and Copperhill to nine.
  14. Both towns' latest warnings run until nine, but a scheduled expiration doesn't mean the water has receded. McCaysville remains closed to unauthorized personnel until further notice. Dangerous river flooding is expected to persist through Thursday.
  15. Whether those warnings are extended or replaced is the next decision. Nobody has said whether crews have reached everyone awaiting evacuation, and the final human toll is still unknown. The forecast calls for no additional downpours through the weekend, while dangerous river flooding remains a threat through the day.

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