Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 26 at 3:11PM EDT until September 26 at 9:15PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 12:11pm
Expires:
September 26, 2024 - 6:15pm
Description:
FFWFFC
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Butts County in central Georgia...
Northwestern Monroe County in central Georgia...
Southeastern Fayette County in north central Georgia...
Henry County in north central Georgia...
Lamar County in west central Georgia...
Pike County in west central Georgia...
Spalding County in west central Georgia...
Upson County in west central Georgia...
* Until 915 PM EDT Thursday.
* At 311 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 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...
Griffin, McDonough, Thomaston, Barnesville, Zebulon, Stockbridge,
Hampton, Locust Grove, Milner, Brooks, Jenkinsburg, Yatesville,
Williamson, Orchard Hill, Meansville, Sunny Side, Aldora, East
Griffin, The Rock and Lincoln Park.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Butts, GA; Fayette, GA; Henry, GA; Lamar, GA; Monroe, GA; Pike, GA; Spalding, GA; Upson, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA