May 11, 2025
Rounds of heavy rainfall producing thunderstorms tracked across portions of interior southeast Georgia, producing a few instances of flash flooding. The heavy rain developed near a stationary boundary associated with a surface low situated across the lower Mississippi Valley. Some of the heaviest rain fell across Candler and Tattnall counties where automated rain gages and CoCoRaHS observers reported a range of 5-8 inches of rain. Specific observed amounts include 8.72 inches at the Metter coop
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1263800). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Candler County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.