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Flash Flood — Pike, GA

Oct 1, 2012

A surface low across the Lower Mississippi Valley began to lift north toward the Tennessee Valley on the 1st, dragging a front that was stationary across central Georgia north toward the mountains. With weak to moderate instability and abundant gulf moisture in place, widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms developed along the front. One of these storms became severe in Banks County, with downed trees reported. However, as the severe thunderstorm potential weakened into the evening, t

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 412999). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Pike, GA

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