NWS Charleston SCFF.W 0018September 6, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Bryan, Chatham and Effingham, GA
The National Weather Service office in Charleston issued a flash flood warning for Bryan, Chatham and Effingham in Georgia, which was in force until 6:45 p.m. local time on September 6. It was the 18th flash flood warning the NWS office in Charleston issued in 2026. Georgia had 16 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 10 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Georgia's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Charleston SC
- Area
- Bryan, Chatham and Effingham
- State
- Georgia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:38 p.m. EDT, September 6, 2026
- Expires
- 6:45 p.m. EDT, September 6, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCHS FF.W 0018
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Georgia since 2008Every warning type in Georgia
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The notice as issued
FFWCHS The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Bryan County in southeastern Georgia... Chatham County in southeastern Georgia... Effingham County in southeastern Georgia... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 338 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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... Pooler, I-16/I-95 Interchange, Godley Station, Savannah International Airport, Downtown Savannah, Garden City, Bloomingdale, Meldrim, Eden and Tutens.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.