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Douglasville received the most rain in 24 hours than any other city in metro Atlanta, the city received over 16.5 inches of rain on Sept 21, 2009. (The USGS calculated it to be a greater-than- 500-year flood ; the National Weather Service stated that chances of that much rain anywhere in the region are 1 in 10,000 years.)
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A massive area, where 2-8 inches of rain has fallen as of Wednesday afternoon from the storm, stretched from central Texas to western Alabama.
Summer is the time of the second rainfall maximum during the year across Georgia, and the time of the main rainfall maximum in Florida. [46] [49] During the late summer and fall, tropical cyclones move into the region from the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, supplying portions of the area with one-quarter of their annual rainfall, on average.
Rain began falling on the Atlanta area on September 15, 2009, with the National Weather Service (NWS) reporting only 0.04 inches that day at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. [3] Additional rain fell throughout the week, with only a trace amount recorded for September 18. [ 3 ]
Rainfall rates downwind of cities are increased between 48% and 116%. Partly as a result of this warming, monthly rainfall is about 28% greater between 32 and 64 kilometres (20 and 40 mi) downwind of cities, compared with upwind. [117] Some cities induce a total precipitation increase of 51%. [118]
Here's a look at the record for 1-day precipitation totals in Savannah (data provided by the National Weather Service). Savannah Greatest 1-day precipitation and rainfall records. Day.
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