Atlanta, Georgia
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Flash Flood Warning |
| Area(s): | Columbia, GA; Richmond, GA |
| Effective: | 2026-05-25 @ 8:52 pm -> 2026-05-25 @ 11:45 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-05-25 @ 8:52 pm -> 2026-05-25 @ 11:45 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Columbia SC on 2026-05-25 @ 8:52 pm |
| Headline: | Flash Flood Warning issued May 25 at 9:52PM EDT until May 26 at 12:45AM EDT by NWS Columbia SC |
| Description: |
FFWCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Columbia County in east central Georgia... Central Richmond County in east central Georgia... * Until 1245 AM EDT. * At 952 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 3 inches of rain have fallen. 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... Augusta Metro Area, Fort Gordon, Martinez This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 193 and 199. Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 10. |
| Alert: | Flash Flood Warning |
| Area(s): | Towns, GA |
| Effective: | 2026-05-25 @ 8:41 pm -> 2026-05-25 @ 10:15 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-05-25 @ 8:41 pm -> 2026-05-25 @ 10:15 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-05-25 @ 8:41 pm |
| Headline: | Flash Flood Warning issued May 25 at 9:41PM EDT until May 25 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA |
| Description: |
FFWFFC The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Towns County in northeastern Georgia... * Until 1115 PM EDT. * At 941 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. 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... Hiawassee and Macedonia. This includes the following streams and drainages... Dismal Creek, Upper Bell Creek, Allen Mill Creek, Sparks Branch, Hightower Creek, Swallow Creek, Maney Branch, Little Hightower Creek, Woodring Branch and Norton Branch. |
| Alert: | Flood Advisory |
| Area(s): | Columbia, GA; Richmond, GA; Aiken, SC; Edgefield, SC |
| Effective: | 2026-05-25 @ 8:23 pm -> 2026-05-25 @ 11:30 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-05-25 @ 8:23 pm -> 2026-05-25 @ 11:30 pm |
| Severity: | Minor |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Columbia SC on 2026-05-25 @ 8:23 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Advisory issued May 25 at 9:23PM EDT until May 26 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Columbia SC |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central Georgia, including the following counties, Columbia and Richmond and central South Carolina, including the following counties, Aiken and Edgefield. * WHEN...Until 1230 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 923 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Up to 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 inch or more are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Augusta Metro Area, Fort Gordon, Hephzibah, Martinez - This includes the following highways... Interstate 520 in South Carolina between mile markers 16 and 21. Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 0 and 3. Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 192 and 201. Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 15. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Flood Warning |
| Area(s): | Forsyth, GA; Fulton, GA |
| Effective: | 2026-05-25 @ 7:17 pm -> 2026-05-26 @ 9:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-05-25 @ 7:17 pm -> 2026-05-27 @ 7:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-05-25 @ 7:17 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Warning issued May 25 at 8:17PM EDT until May 27 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA |
| Description: |
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Big Creek near Alpharetta affecting Forsyth and Fulton Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.. * WHERE...Big Creek near Alpharetta. * WHEN...Until Wednesday morning. * 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 7:45 PM EDT Monday the stage was 7.7 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:45 PM EDT Monday was 7.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.5 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 7 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 8.5 feet on 03/26/2020. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| 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; Polk; Paulding; Cobb; North Fulton; Haralson; Carroll; Douglas; South Fulton; Heard; Coweta |
| Effective: | 2026-05-25 @ 12:13 pm -> 2026-05-26 @ 1:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-05-25 @ 12:13 pm -> 2026-05-26 @ 10:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-05-25 @ 12:13 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued May 25 at 1:13PM EDT until May 26 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Georgia, including the following areas, in north central Georgia, Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, Douglas, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Hall, Lumpkin, North Fulton, Pickens, South Fulton and Union. In northeast Georgia, Towns and White. In northwest Georgia, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker and Whitfield. In west central Georgia, Coweta and Heard. * WHEN...Through Tuesday 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... - Multiple rounds of rainfall are expected to move across the area through late Tuesday. An anomalously moist environment will persist over north Georgia, resulting in high rain rates (2"+/hour) and increased chances for flash flooding. Convective rainfall (showers and thunderstorms) may repeatedly train over areas, and have locally high enough rainfall rates to induce flash flooding in urban areas and areas with poor drainage, as well as creeks and streams prone to flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Rip Current Statement |
| Area(s): | Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Coastal Flagler; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Southeast Coastal St. Johns; Coastal Glynn; Coastal Camden |
| Effective: | 2026-05-25 @ 12:40 am -> 2026-05-26 @ 1:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-05-25 @ 12:40 am -> 2026-05-26 @ 1:00 am |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Jacksonville FL on 2026-05-25 @ 12:40 am |
| Headline: | Rip Current Statement issued May 25 at 1:40AM EDT until May 26 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. |