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 472005). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Appling County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.