Mar 5, 2020
A warm front stalled and lingered near the Altamaha Basin as a surface low tracked east along the front across south Georgia. This basin recived 3-4 inches of widespread rainfall the previous 24 hrs with an additional 2-4 inches were expected through the day on 3/5 as strong low level lift, upper level forcing and unseasonably high deep moisture all coincided over already saturated grounds.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 872115). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wayne County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.