Atlanta, Georgia

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Alert: Flood Warning
Area(s): Forsyth, GA; Fulton, GA
Effective: 2026-05-07 @ 8:21 am -> 2026-05-09 @ 1:00 am
Onset: 2026-05-07 @ 9:51 am -> 2026-05-07 @ 8:30 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-05-07 @ 8:21 am
Headline: Flood Warning issued May 7 at 9:21AM EDT until May 9 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Description: ...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a
 Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Big Creek near Alpharetta affecting Fulton and Forsyth Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Big Creek near Alpharetta.
* WHEN...Until late Friday night.
* IMPACTS...At 8 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand further
 into the woodlands and fields along the creek from near Cumming in
 south Forsyth County to Alpharetta and Roswell in north Fulton
 County. Additional portions of The Big Creek Greenway have minor
 flooding with 1 to 2 feet of water. Most of the walking and biking
 paths will be closed, especially upstream and downstream from the
 gage on Kimball Bridge Road and near Rock Mill Park. Portions of
 the YMCA Campground off Preston Ridge Road will flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
 - At 8:45 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 6.8 feet and rising.
 - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
 this morning to a crest of 7.8 feet Friday morning. It will then
 fall below flood stage Friday evening.
 - Flood stage is 7 feet.
 - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Alert: Tornado Watch
Area(s): Coffee, AL; Dale, AL; Geneva, AL; Henry, AL; Houston, AL; Bay, FL; Calhoun, FL; Franklin, FL; Gadsden, FL; Gulf, FL; Holmes, FL; Jackson, FL; Jefferson, FL; Leon, FL; Liberty, FL; Wakulla, FL; Walton, FL; Washington, FL; Baker, GA; Calhoun, GA; Clay, GA; Colquitt, GA; Decatur, GA; Dougherty, GA; Early, GA; Grady, GA; Lee, GA; Miller, GA; Mitchell, GA; Quitman, GA; Randolph, GA; Seminole, GA; Terrell, GA; Thomas, GA; Worth, GA
Effective: 2026-05-07 @ 7:50 am -> 2026-05-07 @ 1:00 pm
Onset: 2026-05-07 @ 7:50 am -> 2026-05-07 @ 1:00 pm
Severity: Extreme
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Tallahassee FL on 2026-05-07 @ 7:50 am
Headline: Tornado Watch issued May 7 at 8:50AM EDT until May 7 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Description: TORNADO WATCH 190, PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT /9 AM
 CDT/ THIS MORNING, IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/
 THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
COFFEE DALE GENEVA
 HENRY HOUSTON
IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES
IN BIG BEND FLORIDA
FRANKLIN GADSDEN JEFFERSON
 LEON LIBERTY WAKULLA
IN PANHANDLE FLORIDA
BAY CALHOUN GULF
 HOLMES JACKSON WALTON
 WASHINGTON
IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES
IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
COLQUITT THOMAS WORTH
IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
BAKER CALHOUN CLAY
 DECATUR DOUGHERTY EARLY
 GRADY LEE MILLER
 MITCHELL QUITMAN RANDOLPH
 SEMINOLE TERRELL
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE, ABBEVILLE MUNICIPAL A/P,
 ABE SPRINGS, ALBANY, ALFORDS, ALMA, ALPINE HEIGHTS, APALACHICOLA,
 ARGYLE, ARLINGTON, ASBURY, AUSMAC, BABCOCK, BAGBY STATE PARK,
 BAINBRIDGE, BARKER STORE, BATTENS CROSSROADS, BAY CITY, BEACHTON,
 BEAMON, BELLVIEW, BENEVOLENCE, BENNETT, BETHEL, BEVERLY,
 BLACKWELL FIELD A/P, BLACKWOOD, BLAKELY, BLOUNTSTOWN, BONIFAY,
 BOYKIN, BRADFORDVILLE, BRANCHVILLE, BROWNS CROSSROADS, BROWNTOWN,
 BUCK SIDING, CAIRO, CAIRO, CALLAWAY, CAMILLA, CAPEL, CAPITOLA,
 CAPPS, CARRABELLE, CASA BLANCO, CENTER RIDGE, CENTERVILLE,
 CHAIRES, CHAIRES CROSSROADS, CHATTAHOOCHEE, CHIPLEY,
 CHIPLEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CLARKS MILL, CLARKSVILLE,
 CLUSTER SPRINGS, COBB CROSSROADS, COLES, COLQUITT,
 COMMISSARY HILL, COOKTOWN, CORDRAYS MILL, COTTON, COTTONWOOD,
 CROSSROADS, CRYSTAL LAKE, CUBA, CUTHBERT, DALEVILLE, DALKEITH,
 DAVIS PARK, DAWSON, DAWSON MUNICIPAL A/P, DAYS CROSSROADS,
 DE FUNIAK SPRING AIRPORT, DE FUNIAK SPRINGS, DECATUR CO A/P,
 DICKEY, DILL, DILLON, DILLS, DONALDSONVILLE A/P, DONALSONVILLE,
 DOTHAN, DOUGLASVILLE, DOVEREL, DRIFTON, DURHAM, EARLY CO A/P,
 EAST ALBANY, ECONFINA, EDISON, ELMODEL WMA, ELPINO, ENTERPRISE,
 ENTERPRISE, ENTERPRISE MUNICIPAL A/P, EUCHEEANNA, EWELL, FADETTE,
 FAIRCHILD, FESTUS, FIVE POINTS, FORRESTER, FORT GADSDEN,
 FORT GAINES, FORT RUCKER, FRINK, GAMMAGE, GANER, GENEVA,
 GENEVA MUNICIPAL A/P, GEORGETOWN, GORDY, GRACEVILLE,
 GRADY CO A/P, GRAVES, HACODA, HANOVER, HARDIN HEIGHTS, HARTFORD,
 HATCHER, HAWKINSTOWN, HEADLAND, HEADLAND MUNICIPAL A/P, HEROD,
 HILLIARDVILLE, HOGGARD MILL, HOLMES COUNTY AIRPORT, HONEYVILLE,
 HOWARD CREEK, ISABELLA, IVEYS MILL, JARROTT, JONES CROSSING,
 KEYTON, KILLEARN ESTATES, KILLEARN LAKES, LAWRENCEVILLE,
 LEESBURG, LEONIA, LITTLE HOPE, LITTMAN, LOCKETT CROSSING,
 LOGAN FIELD MUNICIPAL A/P, LYNN, LYNN HAVEN, MABSON,
 MACLAY STATE GARDENS, MALONE, MARIANNA, MARYSVILLE, MAYHAW,
 METCALF, MILFORD, MITCHELL CO A/P, MONCRIEF, MONTICELLO,
 MOORES CROSSROADS, MORGAN, MOULTRIE, MOULTRIE MUNICIPAL A/P,
 NEW HOPE, NEWTON, NIXON, OAK GROVE, ODENA, ORANGE HILL, OZARK,
 PALMYRA, PANAMA CITY, PASCO, PECAN, PELHAM, PETERSON HILL,
 PINE PARK, POPLAR HEAD, PORT ST. JOE, PRETORIA, QUINCY,
 QUINCY AIRPORT, RED ROCK, RED STORE CROSSROADS,
 RICHTER CROSSROADS, RICKS PLACE, RIVERTURN, SANTA CLARA,
 SCOTTS FERRY, SCREAMER, SEMINOLE STATE PARK, SHIVERS MILL,
 SIMSVILLE, SMITHVILLE, SNEADS, SOPCHOPPY,
 SOUTHWEST GA REGIONAL A/P, SPENCE AIRPORT, SPRINGVALE,
 SPRINGVALE STATION, ST. MARKS, STEINHAM STORE, SWEETWATER,
 SYLVESTER, SYLVESTER AIRPORT, TALLAHASSEE, THOMASVILLE, TILTON,
 TURNER CITY, UNION, WAKULLA SPRINGS, WALKER, WEST BAINBRIDGE,
 WETUMPKA, WEWAHITCHKA, WHITE CITY, WILLIAMSBURG, WIRE BRIDGE,
 AND YEOMANS.
Alert: Tornado Watch
Area(s): Ben Hill, GA; Berrien, GA; Brooks, GA; Cook, GA; Irwin, GA; Lanier, GA; Lowndes, GA; Tift, GA; Turner, GA
Effective: 2026-05-07 @ 7:50 am -> 2026-05-07 @ 1:00 pm
Onset: 2026-05-07 @ 7:50 am -> 2026-05-07 @ 1:00 pm
Severity: Extreme
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Tallahassee FL on 2026-05-07 @ 7:50 am
Headline: Tornado Watch issued May 7 at 8:50AM EDT until May 7 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED TORNADO WATCH 190 TO
 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
BEN HILL BERRIEN BROOKS
 COOK IRWIN LANIER
 LOWNDES TIFT TURNER
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBA, ADEL, ASHBURN, ASHTON,
 BANNOCKBURN, BARNEYVILLE, BERRIEN CO A/P, BLUE SPRINGS,
 BOWENS MILL, BROOKS CO A/P, CHULA, COOK CO A/P, COTTLE,
 COURTHOUSE, DIXIE, EMPRESS, FITZGERALD, FITZGERALD MUNICIPAL A/P,
 GREGGS, GROOVERVILLE, HARDING, HOBBY, IRWINVILLE, LACONTE,
 LAKELAND, MASSEE, NANKIN, NASHVILLE, OCILLA, PINE VALLEY,
 QUEENSLAND, QUITMAN, SUNSWEET, TEETERVILLE, TIFTON, VALDOSTA,
 VALDOSTA REGIONAL AIRPORT, WATERLOO, WEBER, WESTWOOD, AND WORTH.