Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 28 at 10:25PM EDT until July 29 at 4:30AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 28, 2026 - 7:25pm
Expires:
July 29, 2026 - 1:30am
Description:
FFWFFC
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Fannin County in north central Georgia...
Central Gilmer County in north central Georgia...
Northeastern Murray County in northwestern Georgia...
* Until 430 AM EDT Wednesday.
* At 1025 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Ellijay, East Ellijay, Mountaintown, Jones Mill, Cartecay, Roy,
Conasauga Lake, Pisgah and Cohutta Wilderness.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Rockflat Branch, Boardtown Creek, Turkey Creek, Davis Creek,
Coosawattee River, Mill Creek, Sumac Creek, Bogden Creek, Conasauga
Creek, Turniptown Creek, Hickory Creek, Kells Creek, Amicalola
Creek, Dill Creek, Rodgers Creek, Burnett Branch, Big Creek,
Cartecay River, Rolston Creek, Rough Creek, Stover Creek, Conasauga
River, Bear Creek, Holly Creek, Patterson Creek, Five Mile Cove
Branch, Lovinggood Creek, Mountaintown Creek, Anderson Creek, Pack
Creek, Milma Branch, Silvermine Creek, Owltown Creek, Watson Creek,
Bucktown Creek, Rigley Branch, Harper Creek, East Mountaintown
Creek, Licklog Creek, Bearden Creek, Holden Creek, Shanty Creek,
Ritchie Creek, Talona Creek, Willys Creek, Ellijay River, West Fork
Jacks River, Head Branch, Jacks River, Fightingtown Creek, Little
Rock Creek and Briar Creek.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Fannin, GA; Gilmer, GA; Murray, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov