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Alert: Flood Warning
Area(s): Cobb, GA
Effective: 2026-05-24 @ 9:30 pm -> 2026-05-25 @ 9:30 am
Onset: 2026-05-24 @ 9:30 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-05-24 @ 9:30 pm
Headline: Flood Warning issued May 24 at 10:30PM 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...

Allatoona Creek at Stilesboro Road near Acworth affecting Cobb
County.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Allatoona Creek at Stilesboro Road near Acworth.

* WHEN...From this evening until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 13 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding begins
in the woodlands and fields near the creek upstream and downstream
from the gage on Stilesboro Road.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:15 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.5 feet and rising.
- Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
- Flood stage is 13 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Alert: Flood Warning
Area(s): Forsyth, GA; Fulton, GA
Effective: 2026-05-24 @ 9:08 pm -> 2026-05-25 @ 9:15 pm
Onset: 2026-05-24 @ 9:08 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-05-24 @ 9:08 pm
Headline: Flood Warning issued May 24 at 10:08PM 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...From this evening until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Minor flooding expands along the creek from
near Cumming to Alpharetta and Roswell. Backyards of homes off
Seale Drive and Gunter Court and portions of the Golf of Georgia
begin to flood. The Big Creek Greenway experiences significant
flooding up to 3 feet deep...which results in closure of most of
the paths. This especially occurs upstream and downstream from the
gage on Kimball Bridge Road and Rock Mill Park. A large portion of
the YMCA Campground off Preston Ridge Road will be under a foot of
water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 6.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just
after midnight tonight to a crest of around 9.5 feet.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 9.5
feet on 02/19/2020.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Alert: Flood Advisory
Area(s): Elbert, GA
Effective: 2026-05-24 @ 8:28 pm -> 2026-05-24 @ 10:15 pm
Onset: 2026-05-24 @ 8:28 pm -> 2026-05-24 @ 10:15 pm
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on 2026-05-24 @ 8:28 pm
Headline: Flood Advisory issued May 24 at 9:28PM EDT until May 24 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Description: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of northeast Georgia, including the following
county, Elbert. This includes Elberton and Ruckersville.

* WHEN...Until 1115 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 927 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 has
fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected
over the area tonight. This additional rain will result in
minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Elberton, Russell State Park, Middleton, Lake Russell and
Ruckersville.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Alert: Flash Flood Warning
Area(s): Cherokee, GA; Cobb, GA
Effective: 2026-05-24 @ 8:20 pm -> 2026-05-25 @ 12:15 am
Onset: 2026-05-24 @ 8:20 pm -> 2026-05-25 @ 12:15 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Immediate
Issued By: NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-05-24 @ 8:20 pm
Headline: Flash Flood Warning issued May 24 at 9:20PM EDT until May 25 at 1:15AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Description: FFWFFC

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Cherokee County in north central Georgia...
Northern Cobb County in north central Georgia...

* Until 115 AM EDT.

* At 920 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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...
Kennesaw, Woodstock, Acworth, Kennesaw State University, Sandy
Plains, Oak Grove, Hobgood Park, Sweat Mountain and Kellogg Creek.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
Little Noonday Creek, Little River, Posey Branch, Etowah River,
Rubes Creek, Mill Creek, Mud Creek, Noonday Creek, Clark Creek,
Kellogg Creek, Avery Creek, Rose Creek and Rocky Creek.

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: 2026-05-24 @ 7:58 pm -> 2026-05-25 @ 1:00 pm
Onset: 2026-05-24 @ 7:58 pm -> 2026-05-26 @ 1:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-05-24 @ 7:58 pm
Headline: Flood Watch issued May 24 at 8:58PM EDT until May 26 at 2:00AM 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 late Monday night.

* 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 portions
of north Georgia through Monday evening. An anomalously elevated
moisture environment exists over north Georgia which has resulted
in high rain rates (2"+/hour) that are expected to continue
through Monday night which will lead to an increased chance 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 poor drainage and
urban areas, 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: 2026-05-24 @ 1:01 pm -> 2026-05-25 @ 5:00 am
Onset: 2026-05-24 @ 1:01 pm -> 2026-05-26 @ 1:00 am
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Jacksonville FL on 2026-05-24 @ 1:01 pm
Headline: Rip Current Statement issued May 24 at 2:01PM 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 Monday night.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.