Sep 18, 2009
A broad cutoff upper low, which had been located over central Texas, was beginning to move very slowly east by the 16th. This upper low, in combination with unusually deep tropical moisture across the region for mid-September, began an extensive period of showers and thunderstorms with very heavy rain. The deep tropical moisture was largely the result of a persistent 850 mb flow from the Gulf of Mexico. The pattern changed very little for nearly a week as the upper low drifted very slowly eas
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 200279). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Peach County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.