Flash Flood Warning 09/26/2024 20:23 for Georgia areas

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued September 26 at 11:23PM EDT until September 27 at 5:30AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 26, 2024 - 8:23pm
Expires: 
September 27, 2024 - 2:30am
Description: 
FFWFFC The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Cherokee County in north central Georgia... Cobb County in north central Georgia... Douglas County in north central Georgia... Northwestern Fayette County in north central Georgia... Southwestern Fulton County in north central Georgia... Southwestern Gilmer County in north central Georgia... Pickens County in north central Georgia... Bartow County in northwestern Georgia... Eastern Carroll County in northwestern Georgia... Eastern Gordon County in northwestern Georgia... Southeastern Murray County in northwestern Georgia... Paulding County in northwestern Georgia... Coweta County in west central Georgia... * Until 530 AM EDT Friday. * At 1123 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. 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 heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Atlanta, Marietta, Newnan, Douglasville, Canton, Cartersville, Dallas, Jasper, Ellijay, City of South Fulton, Smyrna, Peachtree City, Kennesaw, Woodstock, Acworth, Union City, Villa Rica, Powder Springs, Fairburn and Holly Springs.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Area Description: 
Bartow, GA; Carroll, GA; Cherokee, GA; Cobb, GA; Coweta, GA; Douglas, GA; Fayette, GA; Fulton, GA; Gilmer, GA; Gordon, GA; Murray, GA; Paulding, GA; Pickens, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Peachtree City GA