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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 24, 2026Cherokee County, Cobb County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at May 24, 2026, 9:20 PM EDT for Cherokee County, Cobb County, Georgia. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report 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
May 24, 2026, 9:20 PM EDT (01:20 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2026, 1:15 AM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cherokee County, GA, Cobb County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:20 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
May 24, 10:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD3 Ssw Woodstock, GA*** 1 FATAL *** Person drowned attempting to swim across flood waters on Noonday Creek. Report confirmed by TV news article. FFW was in effect.

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, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 78 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 2026-05-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 546 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°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 2026-05-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 122 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
546 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
813 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
3.7

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The text

As transmitted.

742 
WGUS52 KFFC 250120
FFWFFC
GAC057-067-250515-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0009.260525T0120Z-260525T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
920 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Cherokee County in north central Georgia...
  Northern Cobb County in north central Georgia...

* Until 115 AM EDT.

* At 920 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 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...
  Kennesaw, Woodstock, Acworth, Kennesaw State University, Sandy
  Plains, Oak Grove, Hobgood Park, Sweat Mountain and Kellogg Creek.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Little Noonday Creek, Little River, Posey Branch, Etowah River,
  Rubes Creek, Mill Creek, Mud Creek, Noonday Creek, Clark Creek,
  Kellogg Creek, Avery Creek, Rose Creek and Rocky Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3408 8465 3413 8465 3414 8443 3400 8443
      3398 8466

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Culver

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 8:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkinson28 min
May 24, 8:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Hancock, Washington35 min
May 24, 10:08 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton42 hr
May 24, 10:30 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb3 hr
May 25, 12:09 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth20 hr
May 25, 2:26 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCherokee4 hr
May 25, 2:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens27 min
May 25, 2:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart, Sumter, Webster23 min
May 25, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp, Stewart, Sumter, Webster30 min
May 25, 3:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSchley33 min
May 25, 3:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp, Wilcox32 min
May 25, 3:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson23 min
May 25, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly, Wilcox35 min
May 25, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox15 min
May 25, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUpson35 min
May 25, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Houston, Pulaski32 min
May 25, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Houston, Pulaski, Twiggs36 min
May 25, 4:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkinson38 min
May 25, 4:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford36 min
May 25, 4:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Twiggs13 min
May 25, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley18 min
May 25, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTwiggs, Wilkinson30 min
May 25, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFayette, Spalding26 min
May 25, 5:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Wilkinson31 min
May 25, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Fayette, Henry, Rockdale28 min
May 25, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkes37 min
May 25, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow30 min
May 25, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMorgan, Oconee26 min
May 25, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWheeler33 min
May 25, 7:02 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCMadison, Oglethorpe2 hr
May 25, 7:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWheeler25 min
May 25, 7:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPolk24 min
May 25, 7:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPolk34 min
May 25, 7:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCTelfair, Wheeler84 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.