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Flood — Bacon, GA

Aug 19, 2013

A diffuse frontal boundary lingered just north of the Altamaha River basin. with light SSE steering flow over the area. Precipitable water content was high around 2 inches. Light steering flow, high moisture content, and low level forcing from the front and sea breezes produced locally heavy, flooding rainfall in Jesup.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 472003). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Bacon, GA

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