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Flash Flood — Lowndes, GA

Nov 6, 2024

A line of slow moving thunderstorms developed along a surface boundary across the Valdosta area and moved repeatedly over the same areas during the evening and overnight hours of November 6th. A record moist airmass for November standards was in place with dewpoints in the mid to upper 70s and precipitable water values well above 2 inches. This resulted in extremely heavy rainfall amounts centered over the Valdosta area with amounts near 10 inches in just a 6 hour period. The 1000 year Average

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1215975). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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