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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 26, 20264 counties in Georgia

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.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2026-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 76 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2026-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 110 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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

$$

Culver

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 9:41 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCTowns84 min
May 26, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJasper36 min
May 26, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMorgan26 min
May 26, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMeriwether28 min
May 26, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb, Gwinnett26 min
May 26, 5:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTroup36 min
May 26, 5:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston25 min
May 26, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTwiggs31 min
May 26, 6:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb23 min
May 26, 6:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkinson30 min
May 26, 6:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGilmer24 min
May 26, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb60 min
May 26, 7:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBaldwin, Washington, Wilkinson30 min
May 26, 7:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray37 min
May 26, 7:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHancock14 min

Nearby

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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.