Jan 2, 2017
A strong mid-level short wave swept across the southeastern U.S. during the afternoon and overnight interacting with an unseasonably warm and moderately unstable atmosphere across central Georgia. Widespread thunderstorms resulted in scattered reports of damaging winds and an isolated tornado. High rainfall amounts also produced isolated flash flooding.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 676832). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Muscogee County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.