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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 2026, 10:25 AM EDT for Ben Hill County, Irwin County, Turner County, Georgia. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 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
- Jun 19, 2026, 10:25 AM EDT (14:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Ben Hill County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Turner County, GA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 11:45 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Nnw Ashton, GA | Ben Hill County 911 reports multiple locations of flooding and road closures across the county. |
| Jun 19, 12:14 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Queensland, GA | Right lane of GA SR 11 flooded at Crooked Road. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 80 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 200 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
- 1642 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 732 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 4.8
The text
As transmitted.
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WGUS52 KTAE 191425
FFWTAE
GAC017-155-287-191730-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FF.W.0009.260619T1425Z-260619T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1025 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Ben Hill County in south central Georgia...
Central Irwin County in south central Georgia...
Northeastern Turner County in south central Georgia...
* Until 130 PM EDT.
* At 1025 AM 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 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.
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...
Fitzgerald, Ocilla, Mystic, Rebecca, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P,
Lulaville, Abba, Queensland, Arp, Irwinville, Ashton, Bowens Mill,
Irwinville Airport, Osierfield, Wray, Red Bluff and Amboy.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3185 8361 3185 8318 3182 8315 3182 8314
3181 8313 3182 8311 3178 8303 3178 8300
3166 8300 3166 8301 3164 8301 3164 8303
3161 8306 3155 8307 3158 8325 3160 8330
3162 8338 3174 8365 3180 8370 3180 8361
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
KOWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 19, 6:11 AM EDT, 4 hours 14 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Issued at 609 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026
- Additional rounds of heavy rain are expected through today, with the heaviest amounts expected across southeast Alabama, southwest Georgia, and the Florida panhandle. High rain rates and training bands will increase the chance of dangerous to life-threatening flash flooding. A Flood Watch is in effect through today, generally near and west of a Panama City to Ashburn line for the potential for flash flooding.
- Strong thunderstorms are expected through this evening. The man concerns will be gusty downburst winds and dangerous lightning. There is a Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) of severe thunderstorms across the entire region.
- A High Risk of life-threatening rip currents is forecast to continue through at least Saturday for the Walton, Bay, and Gulf county beaches. It is strongly discouraged to enter the surf on high risk days. Please heed the beach flags and advice of local officials.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 6:11 AM EDT, 4 hours 14 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
611 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026
...New AVIATION...
.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 609 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026
- Additional rounds of heavy rain are expected through today, with
the heaviest amounts expected across southeast Alabama,
southwest Georgia, and the Florida panhandle. High rain rates
and training bands will increase the chance of dangerous to
life-threatening flash flooding. A Flood Watch is in effect
through today, generally near and west of a Panama City to
Ashburn line for the potential for flash flooding.
- Strong thunderstorms are expected through this evening. The man
concerns will be gusty downburst winds and dangerous lightning.
There is a Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) of severe thunderstorms
across the entire region.
- A High Risk of life-threatening rip currents is forecast to
continue through at least Saturday for the Walton, Bay, and Gulf
county beaches. It is strongly discouraged to enter the surf on
high risk days. Please heed the beach flags and advice of local
officials.
&&
.SHORT TERM...
(Today and Tonight)
Issued at 349 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026
The remnant low pressure circulation from former Tropical
Depression Arthur is heading northeastward through Northeast
Georgia. In its wake, a frontal-like trailing low pressure trough
is already hanging up across southern Mississippi and southern
Alabama. This will continue to be the most significant focus for
renewed thunderstorm development today. Very moist Precipitable
Water (PW) values of 2.1 to 2.3 inches and a moderately to very
unstable air mass will lead to torrential instantaneous rainfall
rates. Steering flow will be parallel to the trough, supporting
repeated rounds of training thunderstorms. Additional rainfall
amounts of 1 to 3 inches will be most common. However where
training sets up most effectively, pockets of additional rainfall
could exceed 6 inches. Recent rains have already moistened the
ground and raised river levels, so the higher-end amounts would
lead to flash flooding, along with flooding of creeks and streams.
Unseasonably fast flow aloft will lead to 1000-500 mb bulk shear
values of 25-40 knots. This will help organize some of the storms
into gusty multi-cell clusters or perhaps short lines. Isolated
damaging thunderstorm winds are the main concern. The vertical
wind profile is not so veered today due to exit of Arthur's
remnant circulation, so that ingredient for tornadoes will be
missing today. There is a Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) of severe
thunderstorms areawide.
&&
.LONG TERM...
(Saturday through Thursday)
Issued at 349 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026
The frontal-like east-west surface trough will continue to linger
over the region on Saturday, perhaps nudging a little further
south toward the Florida state line. The shortwave that is
currently over North Texas will cross our region on Saturday,
tapping into the very moist 2+ inch PW air mass to kick off more
thunderstorms.
The low-level trough will start to lose definition on Sunday, then
it will dissipate on Monday as our 500 mb heights rise and
the subtropical ridge axis to our south expands in our direction.
Convection on Monday and Tuesday should mainly be confined to the
more typically favored seabreeze zones across Florida.
500 mb heights fall modestly on Tuesday and Wednesday, and we may
get into some northwest flow aloft. A diffuse cold front will slip
southward into northern or central AL/GA and remain through
Thursday. Proximity of this feature with W-NW flow aloft, in
addition to the typical seabreeze focus areas, will bring an
increase in rain chance from Tuesday through Thursday. Storms in
NW flow tend to bring gusty convective winds.
Over the next week, temperatures will peak on Monday and Tuesday,
as coverage of cooling thunderstorms reaches a minimum. Current
forecast suggests we will come up just short of needing any Heat
Advisories.
&&
.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 609 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will become more widespread
during the late morning into the afternoon hours. MVFR to IFR
conditions can be expected in and around thunderstorms with gusty
winds up to 20 kts this morning. Higher gusts are likely within
thunderstorms with damaging severe gusts possible. Thunderstorm
activity is expected to diminish following sunset, but some storms
may linger into the late evening hours.
&&
.MARINE...
Issued at 349 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026
Moderate to fresh southwest breezes this morning will gradually
decrease this afternoon and tonight, as a subtropical Atlantic
ridge expands west across the Florida Peninsula and into the
eastern Gulf. High pressure ridging will then continue over the
eastern Gulf through Tuesday.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 349 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026
A very moist air mass will remain in place today and Saturday,
before a little drying occurs on Sunday. With the moist air mass,
abundant thunderstorms and wetting rain are expected in most
districts today and Saturday. Be ready for strong thunderstorm
wind gusts. Where storms repeatedly train over the same place, be
ready for flooding.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
Issued at 349 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026
Scattered flash flooding is likely today, especially across
Southeast Alabama. Training thunderstorms in a very moist air mass
will support repeated rounds of torrential rainfall. The most
common rainfall amounts will be 1 to 3 inches. Where thunderstorm
training is most effective, rainfall amounts of 6 or more inches
will be possible. Flash flood guidance values are running a bit
lower after other rounds of heavy rain in recent days, so runoff
will be very reactive to high-end rain totals. A Flood Watch
remains in effect over along the NW of a Panama City-to-Ashburn
line. This is where the high-end totals have the highest chance of
occurring.
Flash flooding is still possible on Saturday, but it should be
more isolated. The setup for training will not be as robust, but
the air mass will still be very moist with torrential rainfall
rates beneath storms.
After Saturday, we return to a more typical summer risk, mainly
involving short-lived runoff issues beneath heavier storms.
On the river side, the Shoal River at Mossy Head just rose to
Action Stage, so we will soon start a Site Specific forecast for
our website.
Many other rivers from the Ochlockonee basin westward are forecast
to reach Action stage but not Flood Stage. With many rivers now
running high, if training storms develop over the headwaters of a
basin, then minor or moderate flooding would be achievable.
Ensemble river forecasts point to a 25 percent chance of minor
flooding on the Florida reach of the Choctawhatchee, for example.
&&
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is requested. Spotters should safely report
significant weather conditions and/or damage by calling the
office or tweeting us @NWSTallahassee.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Tallahassee 89 75 88 73 / 90 40 90 30
Panama City 87 78 87 77 / 60 70 60 20
Dothan 85 73 85 71 / 100 50 70 30
Albany 84 73 86 71 / 90 40 60 20
Valdosta 88 74 88 72 / 90 40 80 20
Cross City 91 77 91 74 / 60 50 60 20
Apalachicola 88 79 87 78 / 60 50 60 10
&&
.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...Flood Watch through late tonight for FLZ007>013-108-112.
High Rip Current Risk through late Sunday night for FLZ108-112-
114.
High Surf Advisory until 10 AM CDT this morning for FLZ108-112.
High Rip Current Risk through late Saturday night for FLZ115.
GA...Flood Watch through late tonight for GAZ120>128-142>145-155-156.
AL...Flood Watch through late tonight for ALZ065>069.
GM...Small Craft Advisory until 7 AM CDT this morning for GMZ751-752-
770-772.
&&
SHORT TERM...Haner
LONG TERM....Haner
AVIATION...Montgomery
MARINE...Haner
FIRE WEATHER...Haner
HYDROLOGY...HanerIn the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 19, 4:44 AM EDT, 5 hours 41 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
444 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 WNW Albany 31.59N 84.22W
06/18/2026 Dougherty GA Public
Social media photo of a tree uprooted onto a
parked vehicle from the Audubon area.
&&Special weather statement, Jun 19, 5:09 AM EDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
509 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026
GAZ126-127-190945-
Worth GA-Lee GA-
509 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LEE AND NORTHWESTERN WORTH
COUNTIES THROUGH 545 AM EDT...
At 509 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Leesburg, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Leesburg, Albany, Warwick, Stocks, Century, Jordan Place,
Starksville, Byne Crossroads, Armena, Neyami, Philema, Doles, Mossy
Dell, and Oakfield.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3186 8394 3184 8394 3184 8387 3182 8385
3183 8384 3180 8380 3163 8380 3164 8399
3165 8399 3165 8403 3164 8404 3167 8429
3179 8428 3179 8426 3183 8426 3185 8427
TIME...MOT...LOC 0909Z 274DEG 33KT 3176 8420
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
42-DVDSpecial weather statement, Jun 19, 6:10 AM EDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
610 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026
GAZ128-130-131-191100-
Irwin GA-Turner GA-Ben Hill GA-
610 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL IRWIN...EASTERN TURNER
AND BEN HILL COUNTIES THROUGH 700 AM EDT...
At 610 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Milan to 6 miles northeast of Arabi.
Movement was southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Fitzgerald, Ocilla, Mystic, Rebecca, Lulaville, Amboy, Osierfield,
Waterloo, Pinetta, Ashton, Irwinville, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P,
Irwinville Airport, Bowens Mill, Wray, Red Bluff, Arp, Abba, and
Queensland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3166 8300 3166 8301 3164 8301 3160 8306
3158 8350 3159 8350 3160 8354 3180 8370
3180 8361 3185 8361 3184 8321 3185 8318
3183 8315 3183 8314 3181 8313 3182 8311
3178 8303 3178 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 1010Z 298DEG 27KT 3195 8310 3188 8364
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
42-DVDLocal storm report, Jun 19, 6:13 AM EDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
613 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1055 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 N Scrutchins 31.90N 84.19W
06/18/2026 Lee GA Dept of Highways
511GA reports fallen trees on SR 377
Eastbound at SR 118.
&&Local storm report, Jun 19, 7:43 AM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
743 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0701 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 W Red Bluff 31.78N 83.08W
06/19/2026 Ben Hill GA Dept of Highways
511GA reports trees down on SR107 at River
Road east of Fitzgerald.
&&
PCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 8:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Lee, Miller and 4 more | 39 min |
| Jun 18, 8:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Miller, Seminole | 33 min |
| Jun 18, 8:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Seminole | 34 min |
| Jun 18, 8:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dougherty, Mitchell, Turner, Worth | 48 min |
| Jun 18, 9:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Early, Randolph | 78 min |
| Jun 18, 10:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Early | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 10:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Dougherty, Early, Lee and 5 more | 89 min |
| Jun 18, 11:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift and 2 more | 86 min |
| Jun 19, 12:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady, Seminole | 61 min |
| Jun 19, 5:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Lee | 36 min |
| Jun 19, 6:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Ben Hill, Irwin, Turner | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 6:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Irwin | 38 min |
| Jun 19, 7:33 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Irwin, Turner | 2 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:46 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Irwin | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Mitchell | 32 min |
| Jun 19, 1:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Seminole | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Colquitt, Cook | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 1:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Decatur, Early, Miller, Seminole | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Seminole | 62 min |
| Jun 19, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Decatur, Grady, Thomas | 60 min |
| Jun 19, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady, Seminole | 65 min |
| Jun 19, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Berrien | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Grady, Thomas | 41 min |
| Jun 19, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Berrien | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 2:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Berrien, Lanier | 2 hr |
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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.