Flash Flood in Morgan County, Georgia

Flash Flood October 6, 2021 · Morgan County, Georgia

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Emergency Manager reported the closure of Sewell Road bridge over the Little River near Bowden Lake. Radar estimates indicate that 2.5 to 4 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 Centennial (33.5700, -83.6800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 989918. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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