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Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 5, 2026Harris County, Muscogee County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 5, 2026, 9:49 PM EDT for Harris County, Muscogee County, Georgia. It was in force for 6 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
Jul 5, 2026, 9:49 PM EDT (01:49 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2026, 3:45 AM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Harris County, GA, Muscogee County, GA

The radar

The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 104 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 00:00Z on 2026-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 438 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 00:00Z on 2026-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -106 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
438 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-70 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
977 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-106 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-111 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

621 
WGUS52 KFFC 060149
FFWFFC
GAC145-215-060745-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0025.260706T0149Z-260706T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
949 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  South Central Harris County in west central Georgia...
  Western Muscogee County in west central Georgia...

* Until 345 AM EDT.

* At 949 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 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...
  Columbus, Bibb City, Columbus Metropolitan Airport, Fortson, Laurel
  Hills, Kenwood, Flat Rock, Edgewood, Green Island Hills, Highland
  Park, Rose Hill, Vista Terrace, Mulberry Grove, Saint Marys Hills,
  Avondale, Midland, Cataula, Benning Park and Carter Acres.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3260 8508 3266 8497 3266 8484 3260 8480
      3248 8486 3240 8497 3241 8498 3242 8496
      3244 8497 3245 8500 3247 8500 3249 8499
      3251 8500 3254 8502 3254 8503 3258 8507

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 8:05 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryFFCEmanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Toombs and 4 more24 hr
Jul 5, 8:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMadison28 min
Jul 5, 8:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair25 min
Jul 5, 10:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee28 min
Jul 5, 10:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot, Taylor31 min
Jul 5, 10:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCChattahoochee, Muscogee, Stewart6 hr
Jul 6, 1:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel26 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Georgia, 2026Every flash flood warning in 2026

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.