Atlanta, Georgia

Regional Weather Alerts


Alert: Flood Watch
Area(s): Dade; Walker; Catoosa; Whitfield; Murray; Fannin; Gilmer; Union; Towns; Chattooga; Gordon; Pickens; Dawson; Lumpkin; White; Floyd; Bartow; Cherokee; Forsyth; Hall; Banks; Polk
Effective: 2026-07-22 @ 10:19 am -> 2026-07-22 @ 7:00 pm
Onset: 2026-07-22 @ 7:00 pm -> 2026-07-24 @ 11:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-07-22 @ 10:19 am
Headline: Flood Watch issued July 22 at 11:19AM EDT until July 25 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Description: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest
Georgia, including the following counties, in north central
Georgia, Cherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Hall, Lumpkin,
Pickens and Union. In northeast Georgia, Banks, Towns and White. In
northwest Georgia, Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon,
Murray, Polk, Walker and Whitfield.

* WHEN...From 8 PM EDT this evening through late Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Repeated rounds of rainfall along a stalled frontal boundary are
likely through late week. An anomalously moist environment over
Georgia will support high rain rates and increased chances for
flash flooding. Widespread rainfall of 2 to 4 inches will be
possible with locally higher amounts of 5 inches or more. Urban
areas, and areas with poor drainage, will be the most susceptible
to flash flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood