Weather Alerts For Powder Springs, GA

# HEADLINE -------------------- FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. WHERE Portions of central, north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Georgia, including the following areas, in central Georgia, Butts, Jasper and Monroe. In north central Georgia, Barrow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Lumpkin, Newton, North Fulton, Pickens, Rockdale, South Fulton, Union and Walton. In northeast Georgia, Banks, Jackson, 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, Harris, Heard, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Talbot, Troup and Upson. WHEN From Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning. IMPACTS Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may also occur in poor drainage and urban areas. ADDITIONAL DETAILS - Multiple rounds of rainfall are expected to move across portions of north and central Georgia from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning as a slow moving frontal boundary pushes across the area. Widespread rainfall amounts of 1.5-2.5" are likely, with locally higher amounts of 4" or more possible. Convective rainfall (showers and thunderstorms) may repeatedly train over areas, and have locally high enough rainfall rates to induce flash flooding in poor drainage and urban areas, as well as creeks and streams prone to flash flooding. Main-stem river flooding is not anticipated given the ongoing drought and low base state that these rivers are starting from. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood ISSUED AT Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 2:55 PM 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 -------------------- Barrow, Chattooga, Forsyth, Newton, Troup, Banks, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Gwinnett, Hall, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Henry, Jackson, Jasper, Lamar, Lumpkin, Meriwether, Monroe, Murray, North Fulton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Rockdale, South Fulton, Spalding, Talbot, Towns, Union, Upson, Walker, Walton, White, Whitfield Including the cities of Commerce, Cedartown, Riverdale, Cleveland, Summerville, East Point, Marietta, Blue Ridge, Trenton, Dalton, Hiawassee, Covington, Zebulon, Stockbridge, Thomaston, Decatur, Chatsworth, Cartersville, Monroe, Peachtree City, Barnesville, Douglasville, Talbotton, Carrollton, Dallas, Atlanta, Ellijay, Griffin, Newnan, Manchester, Bremen, West Point, Gainesville, Lawrenceville, Woodstock, Dahlonega, Conyers, Cumming, Homer, Winder, Blairsville, Fort Oglethorpe, Calhoun, Jasper, Franklin, Monticello, Rome, Jackson, Pine Mountain, Dawsonville, Forsyth, and LaFayette

Pollen Index: 8.1 Pollen Level: medium-high Predominant Pollen: Oak, Hickory/Pecan and Mulberry. Based on past pollen counts and expected weather conditions, pollen levels for Wednesday will be falling in the moderate range. This lowering of pollen concentrations is a result of rising humidity, weak winds and expected precipitation in the evening which tends to wash pollen out of the air.