Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Copperhill, TN ∙ Blue Ridge Lake, GA ∙ Blue Ridge, GA ∙ Epworth, GA ∙ McCaysville, GA ∙ Mineral Bluff, GA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1128 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026 The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... North Central Fannin County in north central Georgia... * Until 530 AM EDT Sunday. * At 1128 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 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... Blue Ridge, Epworth, Higdon, Colwell and Mineral Bluff. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3485 8448 3499 8453 3499 8422 3491 8425 3485 8431 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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