Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 1 at 11:24PM EDT until August 2 at 5:30AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 1, 2026 - 8:24pm
Expires:
August 2, 2026 - 2:30am
Description:
FFWFFC
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Fannin County in north central Georgia...
Northern Lumpkin County in north central Georgia...
Southwestern Union County in north central Georgia...
* Until 530 AM EDT Sunday.
* At 1124 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour.
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...
Suches, Gooch Mountain Shelter, Gaddistown, Camp Merrill, Woods
Hole Shelter, Hawk Mountain Shelter, Porter Springs, Blood Mountain
Shelter, Margret and Turners Corner.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Fannin, GA; Lumpkin, GA; Union, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov