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Flash Flood — Coweta, GA

Jun 17, 2013

A shortwave pushed through the Southeast on the 17th, with an axis of deep moisture in place across mainly north Georgia. Once again, numerous showers and thunderstorms developed, and a few of these had enough rainfall to produce isolated flash flooding. A couple of these thunderstorms became strong with isolated reports of downed trees.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 455439). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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