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Flash Flood in Calhoun County, Georgia

Flash Flood February 12, 2024 · Calhoun County, Georgia

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What the National Weather Service wrote

A drainage pond overflowed its embankment, and six to eight inches of water covered a portion of Georgia Highway 45.

The wider storm

A line of thunderstorms trained across parts of the tri-state area, bringing flash flooding to portions of southeast Alabama and southwest Georgia. Considerable flash flooding occurred across Houston county, Alabama where rainfall amounts near 7 inches were measured in just a few hours. In Georgia, rainfall amounts around 5 inches were observed. For the Florida panhandle, rainfall amounts were not as high, but there was one measured gust in excess of 60 mph.

Began near Morgan (31.5605, -84.5939).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1161022. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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