Atlanta, Georgia
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Bartow; Cherokee; Forsyth; Polk; Paulding; Cobb; North Fulton; Gwinnett; Barrow; Oconee; Haralson; Carroll; Douglas; South Fulton; DeKalb; Rockdale; Walton; Newton; Morgan; Greene; Heard; Coweta; Fayette; Clayton; Spalding; Henry; Butts; Jasper; Putnam; Hancock; Troup; Meriwether; Pike; Upson; Lamar; Monroe; Jones; Baldwin; Washington; Harris; Talbot; Taylor; Crawford; Bibb; Twiggs; Wilkinson; Muscogee; Chattahoochee; Marion; Schley; Macon; Peach; Houston; Bleckley; Stewart; Webster; Sumter; Dooly; Crisp; Pulaski |
| Effective: | 2026-06-16 @ 4:30 pm -> 2026-06-17 @ 11:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-06-18 @ 7:00 am -> 2026-06-20 @ 1:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-06-16 @ 4:30 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued June 16 at 5:30PM EDT until June 20 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Georgia, including the following areas, in central Georgia, Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Crawford, Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs and Wilkinson. In east central Georgia, Greene, Hancock and Washington. In north central Georgia, Barrow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Henry, Morgan, Newton, North Fulton, Rockdale, South Fulton and Walton. In northeast Georgia, Oconee. In northwest Georgia, Bartow, Carroll, Haralson, Paulding and Polk. In west central Georgia, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Harris, Heard, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Schley, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson and Webster. * WHEN...From Thursday morning through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of rainfall are expected beginning Thursday morning through Friday evening. A significantly moist tropical environment across GA will support high rain rates and increased chances for flash flooding. Widespread rainfall of 2 to 4 inches will be possible with locally higher amounts of 5 inches or more. Urban areas, and areas with poor drainage, will be the most susceptible to flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |