Heavy Rain in Richmond County, Georgia
Heavy Rain April 19, 2019 · Richmond County, Georgia
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Broadcast media reported a fatality of a 64-year-old male driver of a vehicle that hydroplaned on a wet roadway at Deans Bridge Rd at Spring Grove Dr. Time of accident estimated. Broadcast media reported that the man was pronounced dead at 1259 EDT (1159 EST).
The wider storm
Moderate to strong atmospheric instability and shear led to two separate lines of showers and thunderstorms that moved east across the region during the afternoon and evening, producing some wind damage. An indirect fatality occurred in an automobile accident.
Began near Peach Orchard (33.4194, -82.0754).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 814016. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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