Heavy rains cause little damage

The weekend thunderstorms that hit south Georgia over the weekend appear to have dodged Jeff Davis County as there were no reports of road closures due to heavy rainfall.
Jeff Davis County Administrator Jamey Crosby said she had heard of no road closures but was aware that heavy rains hit in area of the county.
Crosby said she had been told there was a rainfall report of as much as 5 1/2 inches in the Snipesville area of southern Jeff Davis County.
The downtown area of Hazlehurst, where minor flooding is normal during heavy rains, was dotted with “High Water” signs in the usual flood-prone areas but no significant damage to buildings or infrastructure was reported.
Jeff Davis County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Charles Wasdin said Monday that his office had received no reports of danger or road closings over the weekend. At the Hazlehurst Fire Department office on Pat Dixon Road, where Wasdin’s office is located, a rain gauge measured 2 1/2 inches of rain over the weekend.
On the other side of the city, in the northern portion of Hazlehurst, extremely heavy rains fell over a short period of time, again causing minor flooding that was not dangerous.
A slow-moving cold front hanging over South Carolina and Georgia brought a renewed risk of flash flooding through the weekend.
The almost-stalled front plagued the South through most of the week. The strong flow behind Hurricane Erin allowed for pooling of atmospheric moisture along this nearly stationary front.
The combination of elevated moisture and instability allows for storms capable of producing very heavy rainfall.
Flood Watches were effect for much of Georgia and southern South Carolina.