Weather Alerts For Gainesville, GA

# HEADLINE -------------------- HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph possible. WHERE Portions of north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Georgia. WHEN From Saturday morning through Sunday morning. IMPACTS Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. ISSUED AT Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Peachtree City GA HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Chattooga, DeKalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Hall, Haralson, Henry, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Murray, Newton, North Fulton, Oconee, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Rockdale, South Fulton, Spalding, Towns, Union, Walker, Walton, White, Whitfield Including the cities of Jasper, Griffin, Dawsonville, Rome, Riverdale, Blairsville, Lawrenceville, Chatsworth, Hiawassee, Summerville, Bremen, Blue Ridge, Atlanta, East Point, Cedartown, Comer, Commerce, Monroe, Covington, Dallas, Ellijay, Calhoun, Cleveland, LaFayette, Watkinsville, Cartersville, Winder, Fort Oglethorpe, Trenton, Dahlonega, Dalton, Decatur, Marietta, Athens, Carrollton, Gainesville, Homer, Conyers, Stockbridge, Woodstock, Douglasville, Newnan, Cumming, and Peachtree City

# HEADLINE -------------------- FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. WHERE Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest, southeast, and west central Georgia, including the following areas, in central Georgia, Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Crawford, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Laurens, Monroe, Montgomery, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Telfair, Twiggs, Wheeler, Wilcox and Wilkinson. In east central Georgia, Emanuel, Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Taliaferro, Treutlen, Warren, Washington and Wilkes. In north central Georgia, Barrow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Lumpkin, Morgan, Newton, North Fulton, Pickens, Rockdale, South Fulton, Union and Walton. In northeast Georgia, Banks, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Towns and White. In northwest Georgia, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker and Whitfield. In southeast Georgia, Toombs. In west central Georgia, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Harris, Heard, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Schley, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson and Webster. WHEN From late Friday night through Sunday morning. IMPACTS Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. ADDITIONAL DETAILS - Hurricane Isaias is expected to bring rounds of heavy rainfall to the area late Friday through early Sunday. Widespread totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with localized amounts of 5 inches. With high rainfall rates and the potential for repeated rounds of heavy rain in bands, flash flooding is expected. The locations most at risk are poor drainage and urban areas, as well as creeks and streams prone to flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood ISSUED AT Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 5:31 PM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Peachtree City GA HEADER Flood Watch # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Baldwin, Bibb, Chattooga, Douglas, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Putnam, Schley, Sumter, Taliaferro, Toombs, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bleckley, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattahoochee, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Crawford, Crisp, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb, Dodge, Dooly, Emanuel, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Gilmer, Glascock, Gordon, Greene, Hall, Hancock, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Laurens, Lumpkin, Macon, Madison, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Murray, Muscogee, Newton, North Fulton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Pulaski, Rockdale, South Fulton, Spalding, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor, Telfair, Towns, Treutlen, Troup, Twiggs, Union, Upson, Walker, Walton, Warren, Washington, Webster, Wheeler, White, Whitfield, Wilcox, Wilkes, Wilkinson Including the cities of Barnesville, Louisville, Jeffersonville, Blairsville, Roberts, Cochran, Toomsboro, Ellaville, Buena Vista, Warner Robins, West Point, Warrenton, Sandersville, Franklin, Macon, Fort Benning, Manchester, Gibson, Carrollton, Athens, Conyers, Pine Mountain, Woodstock, Douglasville, Peachtree City, Eastman, Washington, Dawsonville, Rome, Riverdale, Chatsworth, Abbeville, Bremen, Mcrae, Comer, Monroe, Greensboro, Wrightsville, Dublin, Talbotton, Crawfordville, Winder, Gainesville, Stockbridge, Cumming, Jasper, Americus, Mount Vernon, Vienna, Eatonton, Milledgeville, Zebulon, Lawrenceville, Summerville, Atlanta, Crawford, Cedartown, Commerce, Covington, Butler, Ellijay, Calhoun, Vidalia, LaFayette, Fort Oglethorpe, Trenton, Monticello, Dalton, Forsyth, Fort Valley, Swainsboro, Preston, Hawkinsville, Griffin, Cordele, Hiawassee, Madison, Gray, Sparta, Blue Ridge, East Point, Montezuma, Soperton, Dallas, Jackson, Lumpkin, Cleveland, Watkinsville, Cartersville, Thomaston, Dahlonega, Columbus, Decatur, Marietta, Homer, Alamo, and Newnan