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3 concurrent flood warnings — 6 counties affected
Severe flooding across six counties in Alabama and Georgia from August 21 caused water damage to homes and created conditions for mold development in affected structures.
Overview written from official NOAA / National Weather Service data.
- Type
- Flood Outbreak
- Extent
- ≈ 4,971,455 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
Each shaded area is one covered warning's reported footprint — this outbreak groups the 9 warnings listed below, colored by hazard type. Press Play below to watch each footprint appear in the order it was issued. Pan and zoom to explore the map.
Interactive affected-area map
Madison County, AL; Cullman County, AL; Marshall County, AL; Catoosa County, GA; Whitfield County, GA; Blount County, AL · ≈ 7,800 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-08-21 07:52 UTC · snapshot 9 of 9
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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.
- News cedarnews.net
Flash Flood Warning Issued for Catoosa, Dade and Walker Counties in Georgia
- Bulletin NWS Huntsville AL
Flood Warning issued
Cullman, AL; Lawrence, AL; Morgan, AL
- Bulletin NWS Huntsville AL
Flood Warning issued
Cullman, AL; DeKalb, AL; Jackson, AL; Madison, AL; Marshall, AL; Morgan, AL
- Bulletin NWS Peachtree City GA
Flash Flood Warning issued
Catoosa, GA; Walker, GA; Whitfield, GA
Show 9 earlier updates
- NWS Birmingham AL Bulletin
- NWS Huntsville AL Bulletin
- NWS Peachtree City GA Bulletin
- NWS Huntsville AL Bulletin
- NWS Peachtree City GA Bulletin
- NWS Huntsville AL Bulletin
- WTHI-TV News
‘We’ve actually been fortunate’ Greene County sees minor to moderate flooding on White River
- The Rome News-Tribune News
Walker County Sheriff's Office booking report for Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026
- The Rome News-Tribune News
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.
Warnings covered
Warnings this outbreak covered
This page tracks the outbreak as a whole; each entry below is one official warning thread with its own live status, map and update log.
- Flash Flood Warning — Blount, ALBlount, ALsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Catoosa, GACatoosa, GAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Catoosa, GA +2Catoosa, GA; Dade, GA; Walker, GAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Catoosa, GA +2Catoosa, GA; Walker, GA; Whitfield, GAsevereEnded
- Flood Warning — Cullman, AL +5Cullman, AL; DeKalb, AL; Jackson, AL; Madison, AL; Marshall, AL; Morgan, ALsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Cullman, AL +5Cullman, AL; DeKalb, AL; Jackson, AL; Madison, AL; Marshall, AL; Morgan, ALsevereEnded
- Flood Warning — Cullman, AL +2Cullman, AL; Lawrence, AL; Morgan, ALsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Cullman, AL +1Cullman, AL; Morgan, ALsevereEnded
- Flood Warning — Jackson, AL +5Jackson, AL; Lawrence, AL; Limestone, AL; Madison, AL; Marshall, AL; Morgan, ALsevereEnded