Georgia, 2025

Heavy Rain in Georgia, August 3, 2025

August 3, 2025 · NWS JAX · 8 events in 4 counties and zones

A surface front lingered near the Florida-Georgia state line with deep layer moisture across the local area (precipitable water was over 90% of average for the date). Slow southwest steering flow triggered sea breeze storms south of the front across north Florida with more stratiform rainfall near and north of the front across southeast Georgia.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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 JAX wrote it up.

A surface front lingered near the Florida-Georgia state line with deep layer moisture across the local area (precipitable water was over 90% of average for the date). Slow southwest steering flow triggered sea breeze storms south of the front across north Florida with more stratiform rainfall near and north of the front across southeast Georgia. Slow storm motion and boundary mergers produced heavy rainfall and gusty wet downburst winds.

What forecasters said that day

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NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 3, 12:50 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 12:50 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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Event by event

8 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Glynn

When
August 3, 2:00 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Glynn County, 0.69 mi N of Harrington
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
31.230, -81.380

Personal weather station WestPoint KGASAINT62 measured 2.81 inches of rain in the past hour. Heavy rain began around 255 PM.

Heavy Rain, Glynn

When
August 3, 2:01 PM EST to 3:01 PM EST
Where
Glynn County, 0.69 mi N of Harrington
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
31.230, -81.380

A personal weather station measured 2.58 inches in the past hour.

Heavy Rain, Glynn

When
August 3, 2:05 PM EST to 3:05 PM EST
Where
Glynn County, 0.91 mi SW of Dock Jct
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
31.220, -81.530

The personal weather station KGABRUNS102 measured 2.23 inches in the past hour.

Heavy Rain, Brantley

When
August 3, 3:00 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Where
Brantley County, 1.18 mi E of Hortense
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
31.330, -81.950

Personal weather station 78 Brauda Hill KGAHORTE28 measured 2.0 inches of rain in one hour. Rainfall began around 4 PM.

Heavy Rain, Wayne

When
August 3, 3:30 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
Where
Wayne County, 2.83 mi SSW of Screvan
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
31.440, -82.030

A personal weather station Graham - KGASCREV3 measured 2.03 inches of rain in one hour. Rainfall began around 4:30 pm.

Heavy Rain, Appling

When
August 3, 4:06 PM EST to 4:36 PM EST
Where
Appling County, 8.31 mi S of Surrency
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
31.600, -82.190

The personal weather station KGASURRE4 near state Rd 121 and county Rd 203 measured 2.05 inches of rain in 30 minutes.

Heavy Rain, Wayne

When
August 3, 4:25 PM EST to 5:25 PM EST
Where
Wayne County, 1.5 mi NNE of Drawdy
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
31.620, -81.920

A personal weather station KGAJESUP26 measured 2.64 inches of rain in one hour. Rainfall began around 525 PM.

Heavy Rain, Wayne

When
August 3, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Wayne County, 4.31 mi NNE of Drawdy
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
31.660, -81.910

A road collapsed along Rayonier Road between Highway 169 and Trye Road in north Jesup, GA. The time of damage was based on radar in the area. Radar indicated only 1-2 inches of storm total rainfall for the date, and this was the only rainfall impact in the Jesup area at this time.

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

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1281075, 1281077, 1281079, 1281084, 1281082, 1281081, 1281085, 1281352.