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Flood in Jeff Davis County, Georgia

Flood March 5, 2020 · Jeff Davis County, Georgia

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

James Anderson Road was closed due to flood water covering it.

The wider storm

A warm front stalled and lingered near the Altamaha Basin as a surface low tracked east along the front across south Georgia. This basin recived 3-4 inches of widespread rainfall the previous 24 hrs with an additional 2-4 inches were expected through the day on 3/5 as strong low level lift, upper level forcing and unseasonably high deep moisture all coincided over already saturated grounds.

Began near Denton (31.7263, -82.7477).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 872114. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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