Flash Flood Warning for Fannin, Lumpkin, Union Counties GA
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NOAA issued it on August 2, 2026, 3 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Peachtree City has issued a Flash Flood Warning for southeastern Fannin, northern Lumpkin, and southwestern Union counties in north central Georgia until 5:30 AM EDT Sunday.
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- Record type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Affected area
- North Central Georgia
- Issued
- August 2, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Peachtree City GA
Flood notices turn on location and timing. Treat the named area as this record's scope; do not assume nearby counties, parishes, or waterways were included.
Record status: historical. It was issued 3 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in North Central Georgia.
Alert Details
Flash Flood Warning issued by NWS Peachtree City GA. Effective from August 1 at 11:24 PM EDT until August 2 at 5:30 AM EDT. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Likely.
Affected Areas
Southeastern Fannin County, northern Lumpkin County, and southwestern Union County in north central Georgia. Specific locations include Suches, Gooch Mountain Shelter, Gaddistown, Camp Merrill, Woods Hole Shelter, Hawk Mountain Shelter, Porter Springs, Blood Mountain Shelter, Margret, and Turners Corner.
What You Should Do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Expected Conditions
Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen with expected rainfall rate of 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Timeline
Alert effective August 1, 2026 at 11:24 PM EDT. Expires and ends August 2, 2026 at 5:30 AM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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