Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 27 at 12:36AM EDT until September 27 at 5:30AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 9:36pm
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 2:30am
Description:
FFWTAE
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Ben Hill County in south central Georgia...
Irwin County in south central Georgia...
Tift County in south central Georgia...
Turner County in south central Georgia...
Worth County in south central Georgia...
Dougherty County in southwestern Georgia...
* Until 530 AM EDT.
* At 1236 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
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...
Ashburn, Tifton, Sylvester, Ocilla, Fitzgerald, Putney, Albany,
Omega, Poulan, Ty Ty, Phillipsburg, Unionville, Mystic, Marine
Corps Logistics Base, Turner City, East Albany, Worth, Terrell and
Sycamore.
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.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Ben Hill, GA; Dougherty, GA; Irwin, GA; Tift, GA; Turner, GA; Worth, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Tallahassee FL