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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Tallahassee, FL

August 25, 2026Decatur County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood warning at Aug 25, 2026, 11:47 PM EDT for Decatur County, Georgia. It was in force for 80 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 25, 2026, 11:47 PM EDT (03:47 UTC)
Expired: Aug 26, 2026, 1:07 AM EDT
In force: 80 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Decatur County, GA

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 266 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 19 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -115 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2036 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

843 
WGUS52 KTAE 260347
FFWTAE
GAC087-260645-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FF.W.0021.260826T0347Z-260826T0645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1147 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  North Central Decatur County in southwestern Georgia...

* Until 245 AM EDT.

* At 1147 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain
  have fallen. 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...
  Brinson, Decatur Co A/P, Cyrene, Ausmac, Hanover and Eldorendo.

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.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3096 8475 3102 8475 3105 8471 3107 8454
      3090 8463 3090 8476

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

IG3

1 follow-up statement

731 
WGUS72 KTAE 260507
FFSTAE

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
107 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026

GAC087-260517-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260826T0645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Decatur GA-
107 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTH CENTRAL DECATUR
COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

&&

LAT...LON 3096 8475 3102 8475 3105 8471 3107 8454
      3090 8463 3090 8476

$$

DR

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 25, 8:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Brooks, Thomas	47 min
Aug 25, 8:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Grady	37 min
Aug 25, 8:39 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	Brooks, Colquitt, Thomas	3 hr
Aug 25, 8:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Thomas	46 min
Aug 25, 9:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Decatur, Grady, Thomas	3 hr
Aug 25, 9:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Grady, Thomas	48 min
Aug 25, 9:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Calhoun, Early, Miller	54 min
Aug 25, 10:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Lee, Miller and 2 more	3 hr
Aug 25, 10:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Decatur, Early, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole	49 min
Aug 25, 11:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Decatur, Seminole	43 min
Aug 25, 11:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Decatur	2 hr
Aug 25, 11:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Decatur, Grady, Seminole	48 min
Aug 26, 12:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Atkinson	12 min
Aug 26, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Cook	36 min
Aug 26, 3:22 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	Berrien, Cook, Lowndes	3 hr
Aug 26, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Irwin	32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.