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Flash Flood Warning 75, NWS Atlanta, GA

September 22, 2026Gilmer County, Gordon County, Murray County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Sep 22, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT for Gilmer County, Gordon County, Murray 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
Sep 22, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT (10:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 22, 2026, 8:12 AM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Murray County, GA

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 243 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2026-09-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 734 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2026-09-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -32 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
734 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2090 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

840 
WGUS52 KFFC 221000
FFWFFC
GAC123-129-213-221600-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0075.260922T1000Z-260922T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
600 AM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Gilmer County in north central Georgia...
  Northeastern Gordon County in northwestern Georgia...
  Southeastern Murray County in northwestern Georgia...

* Until noon EDT.

* At 600 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 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...
  Ranger, Carters, Oakman, Tails Creek, Audubon and Redbud.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3461 8480 3475 8464 3470 8453 3455 8464
      3455 8465 3454 8465 3445 8474 3452 8486

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$
1 follow-up statement
711 
WGUS72 KFFC 221212
FFSFFC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
812 AM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026

GAC123-129-213-221222-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0075.000000T0000Z-260922T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Gilmer GA-Gordon GA-Murray GA-
812 AM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHWESTERN GILMER,
NORTHEASTERN GORDON AND SOUTHEASTERN MURRAY COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any road closures. Additional showers
and storms will be possible later this afternoon and could pose a
threat for more heavy rainfall.

&&

LAT...LON 3461 8480 3475 8464 3470 8453 3455 8464
      3455 8465 3454 8465 3445 8474 3452 8486

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 22, 4:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGordon33 min
Sep 22, 5:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLumpkin27 min
Sep 22, 5:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin24 min
Sep 22, 5:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray35 min
Sep 22, 6:31 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCDawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens4 hr
Sep 22, 3:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTroup34 min
Sep 22, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTroup37 min
Sep 22, 3:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade, Walker32 min
Sep 22, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd31 min
Sep 22, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhitfield29 min
Sep 22, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUpson29 min

Nearby

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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.