Lightning in Stephens County, Georgia

Lightning January 4, 2023 · Stephens County, Georgia

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Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Spotter reported a lightning strike ignited a house fire southeast of Toccoa.

The wider storm

Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico combined with a dynamic frontal system to produce a prolonged period of moderate to heavy rain across northeast Georgia throughout the third and into the morning of the fourth. By the time the rain tapered off, 3 to 4.5 inches had fallen across much of the Piedmont. This resulted in flooding along Beaverdam Creek in Elbert County.

Began near Toccoa (34.5500, -83.3000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1079560. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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