Heavy Rain, Thomas
- When
- October 10, 5:00 AM EST to October 11, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Thomas County, 5.1 mi ESE of Thomasville
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 30.802, -83.901
A 24 hour rain total of 5.39 inches was reported by CoCoRaHs station GA-TH-4.
Heavy Rain in Georgia, October 10 to 11, 2011
An area of low pressure moved westward from the Florida peninsula into parts of south central Georgia before dissipating. Copious amounts of moisture were pulled westward into the area, resulting in heavy rainfall amounts near 6 inches in some isolated areas.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS TAE wrote it up.
An area of low pressure moved westward from the Florida peninsula into parts of south central Georgia before dissipating. Copious amounts of moisture were pulled westward into the area, resulting in heavy rainfall amounts near 6 inches in some isolated areas. The recent extreme drought conditions helped to prevent any significant flooding.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 10, 2:53 AM EST, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 10, 2:53 AM EST, 2 hours 7 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 10, 4:35 AM EST, 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 535 AM EDT MON OCT 10 2011 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134- GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-111100- COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON- HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF- INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY- INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON- COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON- COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-QUITMAN-CLAY- RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN- EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE- DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 535 AM EDT MON OCT 10 2011 /435 AM CDT MON OCT 10 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... LOW PRESSURE WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY WITH AN INCREASED THREAT OF SHOWERS AREAWIDE AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CURRENTLY NOT EXPECTED FOR THE TALLAHASSEE FORECAST AREA...ALTHOUGH HEAVIER SQUALLS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AROUND 40 MPH AND HEAVY RAINFALL RATES...WHICH COULD CAUSE LOCAL PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN AFFECT. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALSO EXITS FOR THE BIG BEND BEACHES TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... LOW PRESSURE WILL BE EXITING THE AREA ON TUESDAY WITH DECREASING RAIN CHANCES. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT CURRENTLY EXPECTED...BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST CONDITIONS TODAY OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON YOUR AREA OF INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL MAP. DVD
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Thomas
- When
- October 10, 5:45 AM EST to October 11, 5:45 AM EST
- Where
- Thomas County, 3.4 mi NNW of Boston
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 30.835, -83.802
A 24 hour rain total of 6.21 inches was reported by CoCoRaHS site GA-TH-5.
Heavy Rain, Thomas
- When
- October 10, 7:00 AM EST to October 11, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Thomas County, Thomasville
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 30.830, -83.980
A 24 hour rain total of 3.34 inches was reported by CWOP site DW2427.
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Rain in Idaho, October 10 to 11, 2011
- Dense Fog in West Virginia, October 10, 2011
- Dense Fog in West Virginia, October 10 to 11, 2011
- Strong Wind in Georgia, October 10, 2011
- Heavy Rain in Montana, October 10 to 11, 2011
- Heavy Rain in Georgia, October 10 to 11, 2011
- Dense Fog in Maryland, October 10, 2011
- Dense Fog in Virginia, October 10 to 11, 2011
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 348028, 348029, 348031.