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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at May 26, 2026, 7:44 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 26, 2026, 7:44 PM EDT (23:44 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2026, 10:25 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Murray County, GA, Pickens County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 138 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -83 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 769 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
234
WGUS52 KFFC 262344
FFWFFC
GAC123-129-213-227-270545-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0013.260526T2344Z-260527T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
744 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Gilmer County in north central Georgia...
West Central Pickens County in north central Georgia...
Eastern Gordon County in northwestern Georgia...
Southeastern Murray County in northwestern Georgia...
* Until 145 AM EDT Wednesday.
* At 744 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 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...
Fairmount, Ranger, Oakman, Carters, Ramhurst, Tails Creek and Fort
Mountain State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3461 8480 3466 8479 3476 8472 3477 8465
3470 8461 3443 8464 3442 8472 3443 8481
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$1 follow-up statement
796
WGUS72 KFFC 270225
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1025 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026
GAC123-129-213-227-270235-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260527T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Gilmer GA-Gordon GA-Murray GA-Pickens GA-
1025 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHWESTERN GILMER, WEST
CENTRAL PICKENS, EASTERN GORDON AND SOUTHEASTERN MURRAY COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 3461 8480 3466 8479 3476 8472 3477 8465
3470 8461 3443 8464 3442 8472 3443 8481
$$
CulverThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 9:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Towns | 84 min |
| May 26, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 36 min |
| May 26, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 26 min |
| May 26, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 28 min |
| May 26, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 26 min |
| May 26, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 36 min |
| May 26, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston | 25 min |
| May 26, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 31 min |
| May 26, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 23 min |
| May 26, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 30 min |
| May 26, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 24 min |
| May 26, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 60 min |
| May 26, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 30 min |
| May 26, 7:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 37 min |
| May 26, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 14 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.