NWS Tallahassee FLFF.W 0034October 5, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Gadsden, Jackson, Decatur and 1 more, FL and GA
The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee issued a flash flood warning for Gadsden, Jackson, Decatur and 1 more in Florida, Georgia, in force until 6:30 p.m. local time on October 5. It was the 34th 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 3 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tallahassee FL
- Area
- Gadsden, Jackson, Decatur and 1 more
- State
- Florida
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:32 p.m. EDT, October 5, 2026
- Expires
- 6:30 p.m. EDT, October 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTAE FF.W 0034
- 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... Northwestern Gadsden County in Big Bend Florida... East Central Jackson County in the panhandle of Florida... Southwestern Decatur County in southwestern Georgia... Southeastern Seminole County in southwestern Georgia... * Until 630 PM EDT /530 PM CDT/. * At 332 PM EDT /232 PM CDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 4 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... Chattahoochee, Sneads, Lake Seminole, Seminole State Park, Drakes Still, Fairchild, Jinks, River Junction and Hardin Heights.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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.