Flash Flood — Jones, Georgia

2021-10-06 · near Ethridge, Jones, Georgia

Event narrative

The Emergency Manager reported the Union Hill Church Road bridge was washed out, likely due to high water on Cedar Creek. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 4.5 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 989893. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.