Flash Flood — Washington, Georgia

2021-09-20 · near Hebron, Washington, Georgia

$30K

Property damage

Event narrative

The Emergency Manager reported a portion of Panther Branch Road was washed out due to heavy rainfall and high water on nearby creeks. Radar estimates indicate that between 4 and 6 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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (32.9400, -82.9800)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 987613. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.