Flash Flood Warnings in Georgia
2,257 flash flood warnings since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of flash flood warnings reaches back to 1986.
Flash Flood Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Warnings
- 2,257
- Busiest year
- 2003181 flash flood warnings
- Average year
- 58over 39 years on file
Over time
By year
Before October 2007 these were issued for whole counties, and a storm crossing three counties was often three warnings; since then one polygon follows the storm. The count changed with the practice, not only with the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fulton County223
- DeKalb County177
- Gwinnett County113
- Cobb County111
- Gilmer County81
- Floyd County79
- Chatham County77
- Clayton County73
- Walker County71
- Gordon County69
- Murray County67
- Whitfield County66
- Rabun County62
- Chattooga County61
- Cherokee County59
- Douglas County58
- Catoosa County57
- Henry County57
- Bartow County57
- Fannin County55
- Muscogee County55
- Richmond County55
- Lowndes County53
- Coweta County53
- Brooks County52
- Lumpkin County51
- Fayette County50
- Habersham County49
- Columbia County49
- Pickens County47
- Forsyth County47
- Dawson County47
- Dade County46
- Polk County46
- Union County45
- Meriwether County44
- Carroll County43
- Dougherty County42
- White County42
- Hall County41
119 more counties
- Troup County41
- Decatur County40
- Thomas County40
- Berrien County40
- Rockdale County39
- Jackson County38
- Bryan County38
- Paulding County38
- Early County38
- Upson County37
- Lee County37
- Colquitt County37
- Spalding County35
- Newton County35
- Harris County35
- Cook County35
- Worth County34
- Bulloch County34
- Grady County34
- Walton County33
- Bibb County33
- Haralson County33
- Irwin County33
- Barrow County32
- Stephens County32
- Pike County32
- Houston County32
- Liberty County32
- Talbot County32
- Camden County31
- Effingham County29
- Terrell County29
- Morgan County29
- Coffee County29
- Tattnall County29
- Jones County28
- Greene County28
- Towns County28
- Chattahoochee County28
- Dooly County27
- Seminole County27
- Mitchell County27
- Lanier County27
- Tift County27
- Oconee County26
- Screven County26
- Charlton County26
- Oglethorpe County25
- Lamar County25
- Emanuel County25
- Heard County25
- Putnam County25
- Ben Hill County25
- Banks County24
- Madison County24
- Laurens County24
- Monroe County24
- Crisp County24
- Randolph County24
- Jasper County23
- Elbert County23
- Wilkes County23
- Miller County23
- Crawford County22
- Peach County22
- Sumter County22
- Long County22
- Clay County22
- Dodge County22
- Clarke County21
- Burke County21
- Toombs County21
- Hart County21
- Franklin County21
- Stewart County21
- Glynn County20
- Jeff Davis County20
- Marion County20
- Taylor County20
- Taliaferro County20
- Pulaski County20
- Wilcox County20
- Baker County20
- Calhoun County20
- Twiggs County19
- Hancock County19
- Candler County19
- Turner County19
- Butts County18
- Ware County18
- Bacon County18
- Evans County18
- Webster County17
- Atkinson County17
- McIntosh County17
- Wheeler County17
- Washington County17
- Montgomery County16
- Telfair County16
- Warren County16
- Quitman County16
- Johnson County16
- Jenkins County15
- Baldwin County15
- Jefferson County15
- Bleckley County15
- Macon County14
- Appling County14
- Lincoln County14
- McDuffie County14
- Treutlen County14
- Wilkinson County13
- Clinch County11
- Echols County11
- Schley County11
- Glascock County8
- Wayne County6
- Pierce County6
- Brantley County5
The latest flash flood warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 6:31 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens | 4 hr |
| Sep 22, 6:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Gordon, Murray | 2 hr |
| Sep 20, 5:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAX | Atkinson, Clinch, Ware | 46 min |
| Sep 12, 10:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton | 69 min |
| Sep 12, 9:39 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 9:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas | 95 min |
| Sep 12, 7:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Paulding | 5 hr |
| Sep 11, 6:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens | 4 hr |
| Sep 11, 5:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Newton, Rockdale, Walton | 3 hr |
| Sep 11, 5:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 3 hr |
| Sep 11, 4:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton | 4 hr |
| Sep 11, 4:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding | 4 hr |
Nearby
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.