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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this flash flood warning at Aug 28, 2026, 8:27 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 75 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2026, 8:27 PM EDT (00:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2026, 9:42 PM EDT
- In force
- 75 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Atkinson County, GA, Bacon County, GA, Coffee County, GA, Ware County, GA
The radar
The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:30 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 276 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
- 1171 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1109 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
872
WGUS52 KJAX 290027
FFWJAX
GAC003-005-069-299-290330-
/O.NEW.KJAX.FF.W.0021.260829T0027Z-260829T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
827 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Atkinson County in southeastern Georgia...
Southwestern Bacon County in southeastern Georgia...
Southeastern Coffee County in southeastern Georgia...
Northwestern Ware County in southeastern Georgia...
* Until 1130 PM EDT.
* At 827 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 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...
Bickley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3138 8273 3143 8273 3147 8269 3147 8268
3148 8268 3148 8267 3149 8267 3149 8266
3150 8266 3151 8262 3152 8262 3152 8256
3151 8254 3145 8254 3143 8257 3138 8260
3137 8262 3134 8263 3135 8270 3136 8270
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
231 follow-up statement
156
WGUS72 KJAX 290142
FFSJAX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
942 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
GAC003-005-069-299-290152-
/O.CAN.KJAX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260829T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Atkinson GA-Bacon GA-Coffee GA-Ware GA-
942 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN ATKINSON,
SOUTHWESTERN BACON, SOUTHEASTERN COFFEE AND NORTHWESTERN WARE
COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 3138 8273 3143 8273 3147 8269 3147 8268
3148 8268 3148 8267 3149 8267 3149 8266
3150 8266 3151 8262 3152 8262 3152 8256
3151 8254 3145 8254 3143 8257 3138 8260
3137 8262 3134 8263 3135 8270 3136 8270
$$
23The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 8:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Atkinson, Bacon, Coffee, Ware | 2 hr |
| Aug 28, 8:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Atkinson, Coffee | 98 min |
| Aug 28, 8:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAX | Atkinson, Coffee | 55 min |
| Aug 29, 1:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Glynn | 38 min |
| Aug 29, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton | 29 min |
| Aug 29, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton | 33 min |
| Aug 29, 7:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Charlton, Clinch, Ware | 59 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.