Flash Flood — Taylor, Georgia

2017-07-24 to 2017-07-25 · near Butler Muni Arpt, Taylor, Georgia

Event narrative

Emergency Management reported that Cedar Street was flooded near Tower Street, as well as portions of East Main Street, or Highway 137. Radar estimates indicated rainfall amounts of 3 to 4 inches, with locally higher amounts possible.

Wider weather episode

With a very moist air mass persisting across the region, a stalled frontal boundary across north Georgia produced scattered reports of damaging winds and very heavy rainfall. Isolated flash flooding occurred, particularly where rainfall amounts topped 4 inches.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 717254. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.