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Flash Flood — Upson, GA

Aug 19, 2013

A warm front remained stalled across the state on the 19th, with the cool wedge of high pressure still nosing into northeast Georgia. The warm front lifted north during the afternoon, and with a warm and unstable airmass to the south, once again several showers and thunderstorms developed. Isolated flash flooding was reported in Upson County as a result.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 470604). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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