NWS Peachtree City GAFF.W 0071September 12, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Carroll, Cobb, Douglas and 1 more, GA
The National Weather Service office in Peachtree City issued a flash flood warning for Carroll, Cobb, Douglas and 1 more in Georgia, which was in force until 1:15 p.m. local time on September 12. It was the 71st flash flood warning the NWS office in Peachtree City 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 5.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Peachtree City GA
- Area
- Carroll, Cobb, Douglas and 1 more
- State
- Georgia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:21 a.m. EDT, September 12, 2026
- Expires
- 1:15 p.m. EDT, September 12, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KFFC FF.W 0071
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWFFC The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Cobb County in north central Georgia... Northwestern Douglas County in north central Georgia... Central Carroll County in northwestern Georgia... Southeastern Paulding County in northwestern Georgia... * Until 115 PM EDT. * At 721 AM 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 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... Douglasville, Carrollton, Dallas, Villa Rica, Powder Springs, Austell, Temple, Hiram, Mount Zion, Lithia Springs, Lake Val-Do-Mar, Winston, New Georgia, Bill Arp, Treasure Lake, Brownsville, Abilene, Lost Mountain Park and Due West.
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.