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Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at May 30, 2026, 10:15 PM EDT for Clarke County, Oconee County, Georgia. It was in force for 2 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 30, 2026, 10:15 PM EDT (02:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2026, 12:21 AM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Clarke County, GA, Oconee County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 766 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 999 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted.
138
WGUS52 KFFC 310215
FFWFFC
GAC059-219-310515-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0016.260531T0215Z-260531T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1015 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Clarke County in northeastern Georgia...
Northeastern Oconee County in northeastern Georgia...
* Until 115 AM EDT.
* At 1015 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 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...
Athens, Winterville, Whitehall, Athens-Clarke County, State
Botanical Garden Of Ga, Beechwood Hills and Barnett Shoals.
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 3392 8344 3393 8345 3399 8339 3399 8329
3384 8328 3382 8330 3382 8331
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.5-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$1 follow-up statement
767
WGUS72 KFFC 310421
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1221 AM EDT Sun May 31 2026
GAC059-219-310431-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260531T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Clarke GA-Oconee GA-
1221 AM EDT Sun May 31 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE AND
NORTHEASTERN OCONEE COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 3392 8344 3393 8345 3399 8339 3399 8329
3384 8328 3382 8330 3382 8331
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 34 min |
| May 31, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 38 min |
| May 31, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 32 min |
| May 31, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 25 min |
| May 31, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 28 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.