Sep 6, 2014
A weak low level trough extended across the Okefenokee Swamp southward across the Suwanee River Valley, which triggered early morning slow moving showers and thunderstorms across Columbia county. A moisture feed off of the Gulf of Mexico due to low level SSW winds and spokes of energy rotating around a low center meandering over the local area fueled slow moving convection, which caused flash flooding over Columbia county generally between the cities of Columbia and Lake City. Daily storm total
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 539400). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Columbia County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.