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Flash Flood — Crisp, GA

Aug 20, 2013

An upper level area of low pressure began deepening over the mid and lower Mississippi Valley on the 20th, pushing a cold front toward the Southeast, while a weak boundary remained stationary across central Georgia. Once again, several showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours. One of these became severe with damaging winds and produced flash flooding as well.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 470613). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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