Flash Flood — Troup, Georgia

2015-12-24 · near Trimble, Troup, Georgia

Event narrative

The Troup County Emergency Manager reported around six roads and culverts had been washed out in central portions of the county and in the LaGrange area. A few water rescues were needed.

Wider weather episode

Persistent, deep and strong southwesterly upper-level flow across the eastern U.S. resulted in an extremely moist and moderately unstable atmosphere over North and Central Georgia. A stalled frontal boundary and a series of short waves in the southwesterly upper flow resulted in multiple rounds of heavy rain, and strong to severe thunderstorms, with widespread flash flooding, damaging thunderstorms winds, hail and an isolated tornado.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 612080. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.