NWS Tallahassee FLFF.W 0037October 5, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Gadsden, FL
The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee issued a flash flood warning for Gadsden in Florida, in force until 2:00 a.m. local time on October 6. It was the 37th flash flood warning the NWS office in Tallahassee issued in 2026. Florida had 8 flash flood warnings in October 2026, against 7 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Florida's flash flood warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 2.9 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tallahassee FL
- Area
- Gadsden
- State
- Florida
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:06 p.m. EDT, October 5, 2026
- Expires
- 2:00 a.m. EDT, October 6, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTAE FF.W 0037
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Florida since 2008Every warning type in Florida
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The notice as issued
FFWTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Gadsden County in Big Bend Florida... * Until 200 AM EDT. * At 1106 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Between 6 and 9 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 heavy rain. 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... Quincy, Midway, Havana, Greensboro, Gretna, Santa Clara, Quincy Airport, Douglas City, Littman, Shady Rest, Sawdust, Florence, Wetumpka, Dogtown, Branchville, Mount Pleasant, Freemont, Jamieson and Hardaway.
What the agency told people to do
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.
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