Tropical Storm — Pierce, Georgia

2024-08-04 to 2024-08-06 · Pierce, Georgia

Event narrative

Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency reported that College Avenue near Blackshear was washed out by floodwaters and collapsed on the evening of August 5th. Approximately 200 residents in the Blue Lake subdivision were trapped by this road washout. 7.51 inches of rainfall was measured by a COOP observer at 1.9 NE Sunnyside during Debby.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Debby made landfall as a Category 1 storm along the FL Big Bend coast during the early morning of August 5, 2024. Prior to landfall, outer convective bands produced tornadoes across portions of northeast Florida on August 4th. Widespread flooding moved inland with Debby across the Suwannee River Valley and inland Southeast Georgia where flash flooding and moderate to major river flooding occurred.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1198852. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.