Flash Flood in Sumter County, Georgia

Flash Flood June 7, 2017 · Sumter County, Georgia

$12K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency manager reported multiple areas of flash flooding extending from 2 SSE Sumter to 3 SW Leslie. Multiple roadways were covered with water, including Sam Hill Dogleg Road, RW Jones Road, and County Line Sneed Road. Other roadways were washed out, including Beauchamp Road, Wiggins Road, Buck Nelson Road and Cobb-Cheek Road. Radar estimates indicate rainfall amounts of 4 to 6 inches occurred over the area.

The wider storm

A cold front moving south across the state provided a focus for shower and thunderstorm development over central Georgia on June 7th. The anonymously moist and unstable environment produced stubborn, slow moving thunderstorms and isolated flash flooding. In southern Sumter county, a persistent storms dropped 4 to 6 inches of rainfall over a very localized area.

Began near Croxton Crossroads (31.9437, -84.2964).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 710365. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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