Flash Flood in Burke County, Georgia

Flash Flood May 24, 2026 · Burke County, Georgia

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Burke County dispatch reported that the 15100 block of Hwy 23 was flooded with water covering both lanes.

The wider storm

A fairly typical summertime pulse environment took shape the afternoon and evening of 5/24 with PWAT's between 1.80-2.0 and MLCAPE values over 1500 J/kg. This led to scattered convective development across the forecast area, but with weak mean 800-300mb flow, storm motions were under 10-15kts. As a result, strong thunderstorms persisted over Sardis GA for nearly 2 hours with efficient rain rates, causing flash flooding south of Sardis.

Began near Old Sardis (32.9406, -81.8106).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1333624. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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