Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 2 at 1:36AM EDT until August 2 at 7:30AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 1, 2026 - 10:36pm
Expires:
August 2, 2026 - 4:30am
Description:
FFWFFC
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Lumpkin County in north central Georgia...
East Central Union County in north central Georgia...
South Central Towns County in northeastern Georgia...
Northwestern White County in northeastern Georgia...
* Until 730 AM EDT.
* At 136 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 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...
Low Gap Shelter, Whitley Gap Shelter, Vogel State Park, Blue
Mountain Shelter, Blood Mountain Shelter, Camp Coleman Lake,
Owltown, Woods Hole Shelter, Anna Ruby Falls and Mountain Scene.
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:
Lumpkin, GA; Towns, GA; Union, GA; White, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov