Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 28 at 4:38PM EDT until August 28 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 28, 2026 - 1:38pm
Expires:
August 28, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
FFWCHS
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Bulloch County in southeastern Georgia...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 438 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
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...
Statesboro, Register, Georgia Southern, Jimps, Kennedy Pond,
Irongate, Westbrooke, Somerset, New Hope and Emit.
A nearly stationary cluster of thunderstorms has developed across
portions of Bulloch County and is producing very intense rainfall.
The heaviest rain is falling around Statesboro and to the southwest,
including the New Hope and Adabelle areas. A home weather station
near Georgia Southern University has measured nearly 2 inches of rain
in less than an hour. Radar imagery indicates that heavy rainfall
will continue, increasing the potential for flash flooding. Impacted
roadway include, but are not limited to, Highway 301, Highway 301
Bypass, Highway 80.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Report flooding directly to the Charleston National Weather Service
at 1-888-383-2024 or email your reports to nws.charlestonsc@noaa.gov.
Area Description:
Bulloch, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov