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Alert: Flood Watch
Area(s): Coffee; Dale; Henry; Geneva; Houston; North Walton; Central Walton; Holmes; Washington; Jackson; Inland Bay; Calhoun; South Walton; Coastal Bay; Quitman; Clay; Randolph; Calhoun; Terrell; Dougherty; Lee; Worth; Turner; Early; Miller; Baker; Mitchell; Seminole; Decatur
Effective: 2026-06-17 @ 12:24 am -> 2026-06-18 @ 4:00 am
Onset: 2026-06-18 @ 7:00 am -> 2026-06-20 @ 1:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Tallahassee FL on 2026-06-17 @ 12:24 am
Headline: Flood Watch issued June 17 at 1:24AM EDT until June 20 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Description: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Alabama, including the following
areas, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry and Houston, Florida, including
the following areas, Calhoun, Central Walton, Coastal Bay, Holmes,
Inland Bay, Jackson, North Walton, South Walton and Washington,
and Georgia, including the following areas, Baker, Calhoun, Clay,
Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman,
Randolph, Seminole, Terrell, Turner and Worth.

* 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.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are expected from Thursday
through Friday. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches are
expected with locally higher amounts likely. High rainfall
rates will increase the chance of dangerous to life
threatening flash flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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