Flash Flood Warning for Villa Rica and Winston Areas in GA
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NWS Peachtree City has issued a Flash Flood Warning for northwestern Douglas County and northeastern Carroll County until 12:30 PM EDT.
The weather record, at a glance
- Record type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Northwest Georgia
- Issued
- September 12, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Peachtree City GA
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Alert Details
Flash Flood Warning issued by NWS Peachtree City GA. Effective from 2026-09-12T09:34:00-04:00 until 2026-09-12T12:30:00-04:00. Alert type code: FFW.
Affected Areas
Northwestern Douglas County in north central Georgia and northeastern Carroll County in northwestern Georgia. Specific locations include Villa Rica, Lake Val-Do-Mar, and Winston.
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 additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches possible. Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Timeline
Alert effective immediately on September 12, 2026 at 9:34 AM EDT and remains in effect until 12:30 PM EDT the same day.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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