Heavy Rain — Charlton, Georgia

2022-07-17 · near Homeland, Charlton, Georgia

Event narrative

A mesonet station DW5249 measured 3.42 inches of rainfall between 6 pm local time and 8:45 pm local time.

Wider weather episode

A trough lying across north Florida and southeast Georgia in addition to the sea breezes were the focusing mechanisms for afternoon and evening convection along and near the FL-GA State-Line. Synoptic south to southwesterly flow focused the heaviest rainfall from storms toward the Atlantic coast through the evening.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1042318. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.