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Flash Flood in Wilkinson County, Georgia

Flash Flood November 15, 2018 · Wilkinson County, Georgia

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency Manager reported water over C.T. Lord Highway, between Day Road and Highway 112. Radar estimates indicate that 4 to 5 inches of rainfall occurred over the area.

The wider storm

An upper level low pressure system, combined with a series of weak disturbances, provided several waves of precipitation the week of November 11th, producing periods of heavy rain over north and central Georgia. Overnight November 14th into November 15th was particularly wet over east central Georgia as a band of heavy rainfall set up over the area, dumping 4 to 5 inches of rain along a line from Rochelle, northeast to Irwinton, to Washington. These rainfall amounts combined with the already saturated soils to produce isolated flash flooding.

Began near Toomsboro (32.8397, -83.0933).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 798765. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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