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Flash Flood — Washington, GA

Aug 23, 2019

Ample moisture and a moderately unstable atmosphere combined with very strong afternoon heating to produce scattered strong to severe thunderstorms each afternoon and evening across north and central Georgia. These storms produced quickly accumulating rainfall, producing localized flash flooding in eastern Georgia.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 854410). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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