Flash Flood — Ben Hill, Georgia

2021-10-08 · near Fitzgerald, Ben Hill, Georgia

Event narrative

There were reports of significant flooding around Fitzgerald High school extending west across Merrimack Drive. The water depth was reported up to the doors of vehicles and up to the front door of a double wide mobile home.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front moved through the area during the morning hours of October 8th. A line of strong to briefly severe thunderstorms slowly moved through portions of south-central Georgia, bringing a few trees down and flash flooding to portions of Ben Hill and Irwin counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 985949. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.