Atlanta, Georgia

Regional Weather Alerts


Alert: Flash Flood Warning
Area(s): Cobb, GA; Douglas, GA
Effective: 2026-08-29 @ 12:19 am -> 2026-08-29 @ 6:15 am
Onset: 2026-08-29 @ 12:19 am -> 2026-08-29 @ 6:15 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Immediate
Issued By: NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-08-29 @ 12:19 am
Headline: Flash Flood Warning issued August 29 at 1:19AM EDT until August 29 at 7:15AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Description: FFWFFC

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Western Cobb County in north central Georgia...
Northeastern Douglas County in north central Georgia...

* Until 715 AM EDT.

* At 119 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 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 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...
Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Powder Springs, Austell, Fair Oaks,
Lithia Springs, Due West, Jim R Miller Park, Lost Mountain Park,
Kennesaw State University and Mableton.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
Clark Creek, Chattahoochee River, Gothards Creek, Mud Creek,
Westbrook Creek, Noonday Creek, Dry Creek, Ward Creek, Etowah
River, Nickajack Creek, Noses Creek, Sweetwater Creek, Butternut
Creek, Rottenwood Creek and Powder Springs Creek.