Weather Alerts For Johns Creek City Hall, GA
Flood Watch
-# HEADLINE -------------------- FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. WHERE Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Georgia, including the following areas, in central Georgia, Butts, Jasper and Putnam. In east central Georgia, Greene. 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 west central Georgia, Coweta, Heard and Spalding. WHEN Through this evening. IMPACTS Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. ADDITIONAL DETAILS - Multiple rounds of rainfall are expected to move across the area through late today. An anomalously moist environment will persist over Georgia, resulting in high rain rates and increased chances for flash flooding. Convective rainfall (showers and thunderstorms) may repeatedly train over areas, and have locally high enough rainfall rates to induce flash flooding in urban areas and areas with poor drainage, as well as creeks and streams prone to flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood ISSUED AT Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 1:58 AM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Peachtree City GA HEADER URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED | 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 -------------------- Chattooga, Coweta, Forsyth, Gwinnett, South Fulton, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Greene, Hall, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jackson, Jasper, Lumpkin, Madison, Morgan, Murray, Newton, North Fulton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Putnam, Rockdale, Spalding, Towns, Union, Walker, Walton, White, Whitfield Including the cities of Commerce, Summerville, Decatur, Bremen, Blue Ridge, Covington, Franklin, East Point, Dallas, Homer, Comer, Gainesville, Stockbridge, Marietta, Conyers, Woodstock, Hiawassee, Cedartown, Carrollton, Monroe, Riverdale, Chatsworth, Dawsonville, Lawrenceville, Rome, Ellijay, Winder, Jasper, Greensboro, Cumming, Watkinsville, Dalton, Fort Oglethorpe, Blairsville, Newnan, Cartersville, Douglasville, LaFayette, Jackson, Peachtree City, Monticello, Cleveland, Athens, Trenton, Crawford, Calhoun, Madison, Dahlonega, Atlanta, Eatonton, and Griffin
Lightning Alert
-Closest strike: 1.83 miles Stay Alert! Remain in a safe area until there has been no lightning within 10 miles of this location for 30 minutes. Please be aware that lightning activity can remain high even when a storm is moving away from your location. Even if rain has stopped, do not leave your safe area until WeatherBug indicates that lightning is more than 10 miles away from this selected location. IF OUTDOORS Avoid water, high ground, and open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, and machinery. Find a safe area in a building or in a fully enclosed vehicle with the windows completely shut. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, convertibles, or near trees. IF INDOORS Avoid water and stay away from doors and windows. Avoid using a hard line telephone. Take off headphones. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.
