Jan 2, 2022
A potent shortwave became negatively tilted and dug east across the deep south which drove a strong cold front across the local area during the late afternoon and early evening hours. Strong to severe thunderstorms consolidated into a squall line that moved from western inland SE GA and the Suwannee valley east-southeast through the |I-10 and I-75 corridors to the Atlantic coast through midnight. A very strong low level jet of 50-60 knots with CAPE of at least 500 J/kg to brought some damaging w
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 997512). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Jeff Davis County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.