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Flash Flood Warning 72, NWS Atlanta, GA

September 12, 2026Carroll County, Douglas County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Sep 12, 2026, 9:34 AM EDT for Carroll County, Douglas County, Georgia. It was in force for 95 min. 9 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, 9:34 AM EDT (13:34 UTC)
Expired
Sep 12, 2026, 11:09 AM EDT
In force
95 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

Counties Carroll County, GA, Douglas County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:36 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 12, 9:50 AM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Sse Lake Val-Do-Mar, GATyson Rd and Veterans Memorial HWY flooding on the roadway near the train tracks.
Sep 12, 10:00 AM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Wnw Lake Val-Do-Mar, GARoad washed out Harmon Springs Dr at Shoreline Pkwy.
Sep 12, 10:00 AM EDTFLASH FLOODVilla Rica, GACorrects previous flash flood report from Villa Rica. Hwy 78 flooded near the 300 block in Villa Rica.
Sep 12, 10:15 AM EDTFLASH FLOODVilla Rica, GAStreet flooding near the intersection of Westview Dr and Village Ln.
Sep 12, 10:23 AM EDTRAIN 4Villa Rica, GAPicture sent on Twitter.
Sep 12, 10:35 AM EDTFLASH FLOOD3 S Villa Rica, GABay Springs Rd at Daniel Road to 61 closed due to flash flooding.
Sep 12, 10:40 AM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 W Villa Rica, GASouth Van Wert from Church Rd to 78 closed due to flooding.
Sep 12, 11:00 AM EDTFLASH FLOOD3 Ne Treasure Lake, GAW Union Hill Rd impassable at the Dog River Bridge. Water across road.
Sep 12, 11:00 AM EDTFLASH FLOOD4 Sse Villa Rica, GACole Rd is flooded and closed.

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 12:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 51 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 2026-09-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 347 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 2026-09-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 94 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
347 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
573 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

918 
WGUS52 KFFC 121334
FFWFFC
GAC045-097-121630-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0072.260912T1334Z-260912T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
934 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Douglas County in north central Georgia...
  Northeastern Carroll County in northwestern Georgia...

* Until 1230 PM EDT.

* At 934 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 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...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
           flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Villa Rica, Lake Val-Do-Mar and Winston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3365 8490 3365 8491 3372 8499 3377 8489
      3375 8480 3369 8481

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$
1 follow-up statement
492 
WGUS72 KFFC 121509
FFSFFC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1109 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

GAC045-097-121519-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0072.000000T0000Z-260912T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Carroll GA-Douglas GA-
1109 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN DOUGLAS AND
NORTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTIES...

While the heaviest rainfall has moved out of the immediate area,
light rainfall continues. Additional rounds of potentially heavy
rainfall are likely to occur in the area through the afternoon.
Please continue to heed to any road closures.

&&

LAT...LON 3365 8490 3365 8491 3372 8499 3377 8489
      3375 8480 3369 8481

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 12, 7:21 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCCarroll, Cobb, Douglas, Paulding5 hr
Sep 12, 9:39 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCCobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton3 hr
Sep 12, 10:23 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFFCCobb, DeKalb, Fulton69 min
Sep 12, 12:32 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb3 hr
Sep 12, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens33 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.