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1 concurrent flood warnings — 9 counties affected
Severe flooding occurred across nine counties in Alabama and Georgia from July 24 to 26, 2026, affecting DeKalb, Jefferson, and Etowah Counties in Alabama and Hall, Gwinnett, Forsyth, Bartow, Haralson, and Fulton Counties in Georgia. Homes in the flooded areas face damage from standing water and subsequent mold growth.
Overview written from official NOAA / National Weather Service data.
- Type
- Flood Outbreak
- Extent
- ≈ 2,658,080 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
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Interactive affected-area map
DeKalb County, AL; Hall County, GA; Gwinnett County, GA; Jefferson County, AL; Forsyth County, GA; Bartow County, GA; Haralson County, GA; Etowah County, AL; Fulton County, GA · ≈ 4,200 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-07-24 22:49 UTC · snapshot 14 of 14
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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 Cobb Courier
Georgia Faces Risk of Heavy Rain, Lightning and Flash Flooding
- Forecast discussion NWS FFC
Area Forecast Discussion
Heavy rainfall and flash flooding remain a threat across north Georgia through Saturday due to a stalled front.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 745 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026
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.KEY MESSAGES...
- A Flood Watch remains in effect through late tonight for portions of north Georgia.
- The threat for heavy rainfall and flash flooding will remain elevated across north Georgia through Saturday in the presence of a stalled front.
- Heat concerns rebound in earnest next week with an upward trend in temperatures and heat index values by Monday.
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.SHORT TERM... (This afternoon through Saturday) Issued at 236 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026
Very messy forecast and environment today with multiple interactions at play. WPC's MD from this morning really laid out the situation well so take a look at that. There is currently a CAD boundary over the northeastern portions of the area where on surface analysis you can see easterly winds. This cuts right through Hall County near Gainesville which has been the focus for the intense rainfall amounts we have seen so far. Along with this there is the stalled frontal boundary through northern Georgia and into the NW which has been the focus for the additional activity over…
- News CBS News
Flash flood warnings issued, watches expanded as storm hits North Georgia and metro Atlanta
- Storm report NWS BMX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Southside, AL
Multiple videos in the Southside area showing instances of quickly flowing water with depth or deep standing water.
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- NWS BMX storm report Storm report
- NWS BMX storm report Storm report
- NWS FFC storm report Storm report
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- WSB-TV News
LIVE UPDATES: Flash Flood Warning issued for multiple metro Atlanta counties
- FOX 5 Atlanta News
- NWS FFC storm report Storm report
- NWS Birmingham AL Bulletin
- Forsyth County News News
Heavy rain causes flash flooding, crashes throughout Forsyth County
- NWS Peachtree City GA Bulletin
- NWS Birmingham AL Bulletin
- NWS Peachtree City GA Bulletin
- Yahoo News
Flooding swamps Hall County; Flash Flood Warning in effect in parts of metro Atlanta
- NWS FFC storm report Storm report
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- Rock Hill Herald News
UPDATE: Flood watch in place for South Carolina until 2 a.m. Saturday
- NWS Birmingham AL Bulletin
- NWS Peachtree City GA Bulletin
- NWS FFC storm report Storm report
- CBS News News
Flash flood warnings issues, watches expanded as storm hits North Georgia and metro Atlanta
- CBS News News
Flash flood warnings issued, watches expanded as storm hits North Georgia and metro Atlanta
- NWS FFC storm report Storm report
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- WSB-TV News
Flash Flood Warning issued for multiple metro Atlanta counties
- NWS FFC storm report Storm report
- NWS Birmingham AL Bulletin
- NWS Peachtree City GA Bulletin
- NWS Peachtree City GA Bulletin
- NWS Peachtree City GA Bulletin
- NWS Peachtree City GA Bulletin
- The Rome News-Tribune News
- NWS Peachtree City GA Bulletin
- NWS Peachtree City GA Bulletin
- NWS Peachtree City GA Bulletin
- AZ Family News
Coconino County’s $120M flood prevention project holds up during monsoon storms
- WDBJ7 News
2 dead in flash floods caused by heavy rain in West Virginia, governor’s office says
- Marietta Daily Journal 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 — Bartow, GA +1Bartow, GA; Floyd, GAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Calhoun, AL +2Calhoun, AL; Etowah, AL; St. Clair, ALsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Carroll, GA +3Carroll, GA; Douglas, GA; Haralson, GA; Paulding, GAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Cherokee, ALCherokee, ALsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Cherokee, AL +1Cherokee, AL; Etowah, ALsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Cherokee, GA +5Cherokee, GA; Dawson, GA; Forsyth, GA; Fulton, GA; Gwinnett, GA; Hall, GAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Cobb, GA +4Cobb, GA; DeKalb, GA; Douglas, GA; Fulton, GA; Gwinnett, GAsevereEnded
- Flood Warning — Forsyth, GAForsyth, GAsevereEnded
- Flood Warning — Forsyth, GAForsyth, GAsevereEnded
- Flood Warning — Forsyth, GA +1Forsyth, GA; Fulton, GAsevereEnded
- Flood Warning — Gwinnett, GAGwinnett, GAsevereEnded
- Flood Warning — Gwinnett, GAGwinnett, GAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Hall, GAHall, GAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Jefferson, ALJefferson, ALsevereEnded