Heavy Rain in Appling County, Georgia

Heavy Rain October 8, 2021 · Appling County, Georgia

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

An observer measured 2.15 inches of rainfall in less than 2 hours.

The wider storm

Early morning strong to isolated severe storms formed ahead of a frontal boundary over a moist and moderately unstable airmass with passing level short wave trough energy aloft. An outflow boundary ahead of the small MCS-like cluster of storms pressed southward during the late morning and afternoon hours which further convective enhancement, triggering pulse strong to severe storms.

Began near Prentiss (31.7900, -82.3900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 978790. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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