Flash Flood in Jones County, Georgia

Flash Flood October 6, 2021 · Jones County, Georgia

$15K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Emergency Manager reported a portion of Wheeler Road was washed out due to high flow from Walnut Creek. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 5 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding.

The wider storm

A very moist and marginally unstable airmass ahead of a deep upper-level low over the lower Mississippi Valley resulted one report of a tree down and several flash flooding reports over middle Georgia. Heavy rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 3 inches were observed along a line from Thomaston to Gray to Eatonton to Comer, with pockets of higher amounts between 4 and 8 inches.

Began near Bradley (33.0540, -83.5878).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 989865. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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