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Flash Flood — Fayette, GA

Sep 22, 2011

A deepening upper-level low was progressing slowly southeastward from the northern plains into the Ohio Valley region. By September 24th, this system had become a deep cutoff low which meandered about the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic region for over a week. On September 22nd as the upper low was progressing slowly southeast and deepening, a leading short wave and associated cold front progressing into the southeast U.S. encountered an unseasonably warm, moist, almost tropical air mass. Precipi

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 347921). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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