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Flash Flood Warning 62, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 21, 2026, 12:35 AM EDT for Catoosa County, Dade County, Walker County, Georgia. It was in force for 4 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2026, 12:35 AM EDT (04:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 21, 2026, 4:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Catoosa County, GA, Dade County, GA, Walker County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:38 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 1:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wnw Ringgold, GA | Flooding damaged businesses off HWY 41 near South Chickamauga Creek. |
| Aug 21, 1:05 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Ringgold, GA | Damage from water was observed at several residential homes near Creekside Park in Ringgold, GA. |
| Aug 21, 1:10 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wnw Ringgold, GA | Broadcast media reported damage to an auto repair shop, where flood waters entered the business and moved around vehicles inside. Vehicles were also damaged in the parking lot. Upstream runoff overwhelmed detention areas around 1:05 AM EDT, causing downstream |
| Aug 21, 1:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wnw Ringgold, GA | About 3 feet of floodwater rushed through a home on Crickett Ln at 1:30 AM EDT. Several vehicles on the property were also damaged or destroyed. A drainage ditch near the home quickly overflowed. |
| Aug 21, 1:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Wnw Ringgold, GA | Emergency manager reported that the Sheriff Office at the 5000 block of Hwy 41 had about 4 inches of water inside. Several patrol cars were moved by rapidly flowing water, and part of the road entrance was washed out. |
| Aug 21, 1:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Ringgold, GA | Flooding was reported in businesses near the intersection of Lafayette St and Ringgold Rd. |
| Aug 21, 1:57 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ne Boynton, GA | A photo was shared on social media of deep water across the road at the intersection of Old Mill Rd and Old Mill Ln. |
| Aug 21, 2:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wnw Ringgold, GA | Emergency manager reported that Chapman Rd was closed due to flooding near the intersection with Hwy 41. The road remain closed as of 3:15 PM EDT on 8/21. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 3363 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1521 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
192
WGUS52 KFFC 210435
FFWFFC
GAC047-083-295-210830-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0062.260821T0435Z-260821T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1235 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Catoosa County in northwestern Georgia...
Northeastern Dade County in northwestern Georgia...
North Central Walker County in northwestern Georgia...
* Until 430 AM EDT.
* At 1235 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 2.5 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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...
Ringgold, Fort Oglethorpe, Rossville, Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga
Valley, Boynton, Indian Springs, Graysville, Lakeview, Fairview,
Chattanooga Valley and Wildwood.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3493 8540 3498 8542 3499 8513 3499 8498
3497 8498 3497 8500 3495 8500 3488 8506
3488 8514 3490 8526
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$1 follow-up statement
276
WGUS72 KFFC 210827
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
427 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026
GAC047-083-295-210837-
/O.EXP.KFFC.FF.W.0062.000000T0000Z-260821T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Catoosa GA-Dade GA-Walker GA-
427 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 430 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING
FOR CATOOSA, NORTHEASTERN DADE AND NORTH CENTRAL WALKER COUNTIES...
Light rain may continue for another 30 minutes to an hour across
parts of Catoosa County but the heavy rainfall threat has ended.
Continue to heed to any road closures and use caution if traveling.
&&
LAT...LON 3493 8540 3498 8542 3499 8513 3499 8498
3497 8498 3497 8500 3495 8500 3488 8506
3488 8514 3490 8526
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 8:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 26 min |
| Aug 20, 9:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 23 min |
| Aug 20, 11:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 26 min |
| Aug 20, 11:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 37 min |
| Aug 20, 11:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 29 min |
| Aug 20, 11:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Whitfield | 37 min |
| Aug 21, 12:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 30 min |
| Aug 21, 12:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Whitfield | 42 min |
| Aug 21, 12:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 23 min |
| Aug 21, 12:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 37 min |
| Aug 21, 1:02 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa | 2 hr |
| Aug 21, 1:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield | 34 min |
| Aug 21, 1:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 45 min |
| Aug 21, 1:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Murray, Whitfield | 39 min |
| Aug 21, 1:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 28 min |
| Aug 21, 1:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Pickens | 23 min |
| Aug 21, 2:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 39 min |
| Aug 21, 2:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 3:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 38 min |
| Aug 21, 4:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 23 min |
| Aug 21, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 25 min |
| Aug 21, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 31 min |
| Aug 21, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 30 min |
| Aug 21, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 30 min |
| Aug 21, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 40 min |
| Aug 21, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Webster | 37 min |
| Aug 21, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 32 min |
| Aug 21, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Stewart | 31 min |
| Aug 21, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 35 min |
| Aug 21, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Schley, Sumter, Webster | 46 min |
| Aug 21, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Wilkinson | 28 min |
| Aug 21, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 23 min |
| Aug 21, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 46 min |
| Aug 21, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Webster | 28 min |
| Aug 21, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 27 min |
| Aug 21, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 25 min |
| Aug 21, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 24 min |
| Aug 21, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 23 min |
| Aug 21, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 24 min |
| Aug 21, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 27 min |
| Aug 21, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 36 min |
| Aug 21, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 34 min |
| Aug 21, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 47 min |
| Aug 21, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp | 30 min |
| Aug 21, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 28 min |
| Aug 21, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 25 min |
| Aug 21, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 34 min |
| Aug 21, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 34 min |
| Aug 21, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pulaski | 45 min |
| Aug 21, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 28 min |
| Aug 21, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 25 min |
| Aug 21, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 35 min |
| Aug 21, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Laurens | 28 min |
| Aug 21, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox | 39 min |
| Aug 21, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 30 min |
| Aug 21, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens, Treutlen | 28 min |
| Aug 21, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 34 min |
| Aug 21, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 32 min |
| Aug 21, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Telfair, Wheeler | 43 min |
| Aug 21, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 23 min |
| Aug 21, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Spalding | 30 min |
| Aug 21, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen | 45 min |
| Aug 21, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 25 min |
| Aug 21, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 24 min |
| Aug 21, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Toombs | 50 min |
| Aug 21, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 49 min |
| Aug 21, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Monroe | 30 min |
| Aug 21, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 49 min |
| Aug 21, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar | 31 min |
| Aug 21, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 27 min |
| Aug 21, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe | 40 min |
| Aug 21, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 37 min |
| Aug 21, 6:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 35 min |
| Aug 21, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Talbot, Upson | 33 min |
| Aug 21, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 30 min |
| Aug 21, 7:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 29 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.