NWS Columbia SCFF.W 0007May 31, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Burke, GA
The National Weather Service office in Columbia issued a flash flood warning for Burke in Georgia, which was in force until 10:45 a.m. local time on May 31. It was the 7th flash flood warning the NWS office in Columbia issued in 2026. Georgia had 24 flash flood warnings in May 2026, against 5 in an average May 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, Columbia SC
- Area
- Burke
- State
- Georgia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:40 a.m. EDT, May 31, 2026
- Expires
- 10:45 a.m. EDT, May 31, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCAE FF.W 0007
- 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
FFWCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Burke County in east central Georgia... * Until 1045 AM EDT. * At 740 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 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. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Sardis.
What the agency told people to do
Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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.