NWS Peachtree City GAFF.W 0016May 30, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Clarke and Oconee, GA
The National Weather Service office in Peachtree City issued a flash flood warning for Clarke and Oconee in Georgia, which was in force until 1:15 a.m. local time on May 31. It was the 16th flash flood warning the NWS office in Peachtree City 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 3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Peachtree City GA
- Area
- Clarke and Oconee
- State
- Georgia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:15 p.m. EDT, May 30, 2026
- Expires
- 1:15 a.m. EDT, May 31, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KFFC FF.W 0016
- 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
FFWFFC The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Clarke County in northeastern Georgia... Northeastern Oconee County in northeastern Georgia... * Until 115 AM EDT. * At 1015 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2 inches in 1 hour. 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... Athens, Winterville, Whitehall, Athens-Clarke County, State Botanical Garden Of Ga, Beechwood Hills and Barnett Shoals.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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.