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Flood — Lee, GA

Dec 24, 2015

An anomalous upper level pattern developed across the country with a large upper level trough remaining nearly stationary west of the area for several days. Continuous southwest flow brought unseasonably warm temperatures and high moisture content across the area. Excessive rainfall amounts occurred during the last week of the month with amounts in excess of 15 inches falling across the upper portions of the Pea, Choctawhatchee, and Chattahoochee River basins with lesser but still significant am

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 611437). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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