Flash Flood — Dodge, Georgia

2021-09-20 · near Eastman, Dodge, Georgia

Event narrative

There were several social media reports of flooding of the Eastman Walmart Parking lot. Radar estimates indicate that between 4 and 5 inches of rain had fallen over the area in a short period of time, resulting in the flash flooding.

Wider weather episode

Amidst a prolonged wet and soggy period, another round of heavy rainfall over central Georgia triggered isolated flash flooding through the day on September 20th. Though much of the flooding occurred during the first half of the day, another localized report of flash flooding was reported late in the evening with another round of shower activity.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 987606. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.