Atlanta, Georgia
Regional Weather Alerts
| 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. |