Flash Flood — Bleckley, Georgia

2014-05-14 to 2014-05-15 · near Cochran, Bleckley, Georgia

Event narrative

The Bleckley County emergency manager reported widespread street flooding in the Cochran area due to heavy rain of 3 inches in less than 3 hours. Overflowing drainage branches and small streams caused flood waters to enter a garage of a home off of Ann Street. Highwater surrounded the concrete foundation and entered a crawl space of a home off Phillips Lane.

Wider weather episode

A vigorous spring system pushed across the Southeast on the 14th and 15th, with a cold front extending from the Ohio Valley into the southeast states. Moderate instability combined with moderate shallow and deep-layer shear allowed of widespread showers and thunderstorms, several of which became severe with several reports of wind damage. Two tornadoes occurred as well. Training thunderstorms occurred over Bleckley County the evening of the 14th with intense rainfall of 4 to 6 inches. Isolated flash flooding caused some minor damage to two homes in the Cochran area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 507516. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.