NWS Jacksonville FLFF.W 0002May 31, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Atkinson and Ware, GA
The National Weather Service office in Jacksonville issued a flash flood warning for Atkinson and Ware in Georgia, which was in force until 6:45 p.m. local time on May 31. It was the 2nd flash flood warning the NWS office in Jacksonville issued in 2026. Georgia had 24 flash flood warnings in May 2026, against 5 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Georgia's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Jacksonville FL
- Area
- Atkinson and Ware
- State
- Georgia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:41 p.m. EDT, May 31, 2026
- Expires
- 6:45 p.m. EDT, May 31, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KJAX FF.W 0002
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Georgia since 2008Every warning type in Georgia
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The notice as issued
FFWJAX The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Atkinson County in southeastern Georgia... Northwestern Ware County in southeastern Georgia... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 441 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. 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... Millwood.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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.