NWS Tallahassee FLFF.W 0023August 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Colquitt and Mitchell, GA
The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee issued a flash flood warning for Colquitt and Mitchell in Georgia, which was in force until 8:45 p.m. local time on August 28. It was the 23rd flash flood warning the NWS office in Tallahassee issued in 2026. Georgia had 34 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 16 in an average August 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, Tallahassee FL
- Area
- Colquitt and Mitchell
- State
- Georgia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:42 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
- Expires
- 8:45 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTAE FF.W 0023
- 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
FFWTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... West Central Colquitt County in south central Georgia... Southeastern Mitchell County in southwestern Georgia... * Until 845 PM EDT. * At 642 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. 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... Pelham, Camilla, Cotton, Hinsonton, Laney, Hartsfield, Branchville and Bay. Flooding on SR 3 Southbound at Nicks Rd. All lanes closed.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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