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Flash Flood Warning 71, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Sep 12, 2026, 7:21 AM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 5 hr. 17 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
- Sep 12, 2026, 7:21 AM EDT (11:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2026, 12:03 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Carroll County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Paulding County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 9:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Villa Rica, GA | Hwy 78 flooded near the 300 block in Villa Rica. |
| Sep 12, 9:08 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Villa Rica, GA | Street flooding around the 200 Block of Wilson Mill Dr. |
| Sep 12, 9:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 S Villa Rica, GA | 6 in of water covering the 3000 block of W Liberty Rd. |
| Sep 12, 9:50 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sse Lake Val-Do-Mar, GA | Tyson Rd and Veterans Memorial HWY flooding on the roadway near the train tracks. |
| Sep 12, 10:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wnw Lake Val-Do-Mar, GA | Road washed out Harmon Springs Dr at Shoreline Pkwy. |
| Sep 12, 10:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Villa Rica, GA | Corrects previous flash flood report from Villa Rica. Hwy 78 flooded near the 300 block in Villa Rica. |
| Sep 12, 10:15 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Villa Rica, GA | Street flooding near the intersection of Westview Dr and Village Ln. |
| Sep 12, 10:23 AM EDT | RAIN 4 | Villa Rica, GA | Picture sent on Twitter. |
| Sep 12, 10:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nw Treasure Lake, GA | Water across Kinney Lake Rd. |
| Sep 12, 10:35 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 S Villa Rica, GA | Bay Springs Rd at Daniel Road to 61 closed due to flash flooding. |
| Sep 12, 10:40 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 W Villa Rica, GA | South Van Wert from Church Rd to 78 closed due to flooding. |
| Sep 12, 10:40 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nw Treasure Lake, GA | 400 block of Kinley Lake Road closed due to flooding. |
| Sep 12, 10:45 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Se Temple, GA | Pleasant Grove Road at McPherson Road closed due to flooded roadway. |
| Sep 12, 11:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Ne Treasure Lake, GA | W Union Hill Rd impassable at the Dog River Bridge. Water across road. |
| Sep 12, 11:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Sse Villa Rica, GA | Cole Rd is flooded and closed. |
| Sep 12, 11:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nnw Villa Rica, GA | Tree down across McCurdy Rd near Harlan Ln. |
| Sep 12, 12:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Wsw Winston, GA | South McKoy road washed away near the 3000 Block. |
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, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 58 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
- 457 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 650 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
891
WGUS52 KFFC 121121
FFWFFC
GAC045-067-097-223-121715-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0071.260912T1121Z-260912T1715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
721 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Cobb County in north central Georgia...
Northwestern Douglas County in north central Georgia...
Central Carroll County in northwestern Georgia...
Southeastern Paulding County in northwestern Georgia...
* Until 115 PM EDT.
* At 721 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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...
Douglasville, Carrollton, Dallas, Villa Rica, Powder Springs,
Austell, Temple, Hiram, Mount Zion, Lithia Springs, Lake
Val-Do-Mar, Winston, New Georgia, Bill Arp, Treasure Lake,
Brownsville, Abilene, Lost Mountain Park and Due West.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3374 8505 3401 8472 3389 8455 3371 8470
3362 8488 3349 8508 3360 8522 3370 8510
3371 8507 3372 8507 3371 8505
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$1 follow-up statement
818
WGUS72 KFFC 121603
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1203 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026
GAC045-067-097-223-121613-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0071.000000T0000Z-260912T1715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Carroll GA-Cobb GA-Douglas GA-Paulding GA-
1203 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHWESTERN COBB,
NORTHWESTERN DOUGLAS, CENTRAL CARROLL AND SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING
COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended but light rainfall continues. Additional
waves of potentially heavy rainfall may occur in the area later this
afternoon. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 3374 8505 3401 8472 3389 8455 3371 8470
3362 8488 3349 8508 3360 8522 3370 8510
3371 8507 3372 8507 3371 8505
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 9:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas | 95 min |
| Sep 12, 9:39 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 10:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton | 69 min |
| Sep 12, 12:32 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 33 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.