Flash Flood — Taliaferro, Georgia

2008-09-10 · near Edgewood Crossroads, Taliaferro, Georgia

Event narrative

The Taliaferro County Sheriff's Department observed a flash flood along a stream that flows into Lick Creek, approximately 1.7 miles northeast of Crawfordville. The stream washed out a portion of Old Sandy Road, a dirt and rock road. Severe erosion occurred around the drainage culvert pipe.

Wider weather episode

A weak front was drifting south through north Georgia early on September 9th as large hurricane Ike was moving west off the western tip of Cuba. The large scale circulation around hurricane Ike brought Atlantic moisture into the region. This moisture combined with the front to allow for scattered showers and thunderstorms, that developed Tuesday afternoon September 8th, to continue overnight and into the early morning hours Wednesday. Thunderstorms persisted over parts of east central Georgia in the vicinity of the boundary for several hours, especially in Taliaferro county, where flash flooding was observed.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 134671. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.