NWS Tallahassee FLFA.A 0004October 4, 2026
Flood Watch: Geneva, Houston, Jackson and 36 more, AL and FL
The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee issued a flood watch for Geneva, Houston, Jackson and 36 more in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, which was in force until 8:00 a.m. local time on October 5. It was the 4th areal flood watch the NWS office in Tallahassee issued in 2026. Alabama had 2 flood watches in October 2026, against 0 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Alabama's flood watchs by year).
ExpiredWatch
In force for 29.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tallahassee FL
- Area
- Geneva, Houston, Jackson and 36 more
- State
- Alabama
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 2:09 a.m. EDT, October 4, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 a.m. EDT, October 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Possible, Future
- VTEC event
- KTAE FA.A 0004
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Watches in Alabama since 2008Every warning type in Alabama
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Alabama, including the following areas, Geneva and Houston, Florida, including the following areas, Calhoun, Coastal Franklin, Coastal Jefferson, Coastal Wakulla, Gadsden, Inland Franklin, Inland Jefferson, Inland Wakulla, Jackson, Leon, Madison, Northern Liberty and Southern Liberty, and Georgia, including the following areas, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Irwin, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Randolph, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner and Worth. * WHEN...Through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional rainfall totals of 2 to 6 inches are forecast for most of the area with locally higher amounts of up to 10 inches possible, especially along the Emerald Coast. Another area of concern is across south-central Georgia where locally heavy rain the past two afternoons has primed the region more so than the rest of our area, so it wont take as much rain to cause flash flooding. Additionally, very high rain rates due to the tropical air mass in place may lead to flash flooding, especially in urban and poor drainage areas. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
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.