Heavy Rain — Lincoln, Georgia

2020-07-06 to 2020-07-08 · near Loco, Lincoln, Georgia

Event narrative

NWS COOP Observer LNCG2, 4 miles south of Lincolnton GA, measured a 48 hour rainfall total of 7.02 inches on the morning of 7/8/2020. Most of that rain fell during the morning and early afternoon on July 7th, 2020.

Wider weather episode

An upper trough, along with a very moist atmosphere, contributed to a band of heavy showers and thunderstorms that set up in an area of low level moisture convergence just east of a slow moving surface low, leading to heavy rain and flash flooding. Rainfall amounts of 4 to 6 inches, most of which fell over the course of a few hours, led to some roads flooding and washing out.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 892129. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.