Atlanta, Georgia

Regional Weather Alerts


Alert: Flash Flood Warning
Area(s): DeKalb, GA; Fulton, GA
Effective: 2026-05-20 @ 4:48 pm -> 2026-05-20 @ 10:15 pm
Onset: 2026-05-20 @ 4:48 pm -> 2026-05-20 @ 10:15 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Immediate
Issued By: NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-05-20 @ 4:48 pm
Headline: Flash Flood Warning issued May 20 at 5:48PM EDT until May 20 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Description: At 548 PM EDT, Broadcast media reported thunderstorms and flooding in
and along I75/I85 near downtown Atlanta. This includes areas near
Freedom Pkwy, Peachtree St, and Pine St Exits. Between 2 and 3 inches
of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorm producing
flash flooding.

SOURCE...Broadcast media reported.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Atlanta, Midtown, Grant Park-Zoo Atlanta, Druid Hills, North Druid
Hills, Piedmont Park, Atlantic Station, Sweet Auburn, Virginia
Highland, Little Five Points, West End, Turner Field, Bankhead, La
Vista and Kirkwood.