Flash Flood — Jones, Georgia

2023-03-27 · near Van Buren, Jones, Georgia

Event narrative

The public relayed a report of a flooded home off Graham Road due to high water on Walnut Creek. There was approximately 50 inches of water inundating the home, causing catastrophic damage to the property. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 4 inches of rain occurred during the day on March 27, on top of 1.5 to 2 inches that fell the day prior. The combination of high rainfall rates, runoff rates, wet antecedent conditions, and ongoing flooding on the mainstem rivers caused the floodwaters to rise to a point of inundating the home.

Wider weather episode

A prolonged, active weather pattern persisted across Georgia through late March, culminating in a series of disturbances that impacted the region March 25th through March 28th. In addition to numerous reports of damaging winds, hail and a few tornadoes, extreme rainfall amounts caused flash flooding over portions of the state. A swath of 4 or more inches of rain stretched from LaGrange, to Forsyth, to Augusta, with isolated amounts above 10 inches.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1089832. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.