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Part of: Georgia Cherokee Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 2 at 3:01AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Fannin, GA; Polk, TN, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 48,065 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
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Fannin, GA; Polk, TN · ≈ 75 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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Latest updates
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- Storm report NWS FFC storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Mccaysville-Copperhill, GA
Picture from the public shows an estimated 1 to 2 feet of water over the road near the intersection of Blue Ridge Drive and Casteel Street. Rainfall estimates in the area of 5 to 7 inches in less than 4 hours.
- Storm report NWS MRX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 3 SSE Ducktown, TN
Several road closures near Copperhill.
- Storm report NWS FFC storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Mccaysville-Copperhill, GA
Local official reports significant flooding around the city of McCaysville after an estimated 4 to 6 inches of rain fell in the area over a 3 hour period.
- Storm report NWS FFC storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Mccaysville-Copperhill, GA
Emergency Management reports road closure due to flooding along Highway 5 in McCaysville.
Show 2 earlier updates
- NWS Morristown TN Bulletin
- AOL.com News
Front increases storm chances, Flood watch issued for far north 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 ↗.