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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 12:17 AM Oct. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Burke County in east central Georgia... * Until 1115 PM EDT. * At 817 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 4.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Midville, Magruder and Rosier. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
Flood Advisory
Issued: 11:36 PM Oct. 4, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southern Burke County in east central Georgia... * WHEN...Until 1030 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 736 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Waynesboro, Sardis, Midville, Burke County Airport, Alexander, Vidette, Di-Lane Wildlife Management Area, Rosier and Magruder. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown. &&
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