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Part of: Forsyth County Area Flooding — July 2026 →
Flash Flood Warning issued July 24 at 3:51PM EDT until July 24 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
This is a severe-significance flash flood warning event affecting Cobb, GA; DeKalb, GA; Douglas, GA; Fulton, GA; Gwinnett, GA, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 525,030 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NOAA / National Weather Service (Cobb, GA; DeKalb, GA; Douglas, GA; Fulton, GA; Gwinnett, GA), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
Interactive affected-area map
Cobb, GA; DeKalb, GA; Douglas, GA; Fulton, GA; Gwinnett, GA · ≈ 820 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Storm report NWS FFC storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 2 WNW Nelson, GA
Tree down blocking roadway near the intersection of Nelson Ray Mountain road and Eaton Store Road, likely due to saturated soils from heavy rainfall and flooding.
- Storm report NWS FFC storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 2 NNW Oakwood, GA
Parts of the road washed out at Old Flowery Branch Road and Mundy Mill Road.
- Storm report NWS FFC storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 2 S Oakwood, GA
Corrects previous flash flood report from 2 S Oakwood. Portions of Falcon Crest Drive have been washed out. Nearest intersection is Falcon Crest Drive at Warren Road.
- Storm report NWS FFC storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 SSW Gainesville, GA
Corrects previous flash flood report from 1 SSW Gainesville. Flooding observed at Davis Street and Dorsey Street.
Show 6 earlier updates
- NWS FFC storm report Storm report
- NWS Peachtree City GA Bulletin
- CBS News News
Flash flood warnings issued, watches expanded as storm hits North Georgia and metro Atlanta
- The Rome News-Tribune News
- Marietta Daily Journal News
- Cobb Courier News
Flash Flooding Possible Across Parts of North and Central Georgia
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.