853  
WGUS62 KTAE 230428  
FFATAE  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
1228 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2025  
 
GAZ145-146-157>161-240300-  
/O.EXB.KTAE.FA.A.0006.000000T0000Z-250824T0300Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
MITCHELL-COLQUITT-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COTTON, EMPRESS, GROOVERVILLE, VALDOSTA  
REGIONAL AIRPORT, ELPINO, BLUE SPRINGS, CAMILLA, PINE PARK,  
TEETERVILLE, VALDOSTA, BRANCHVILLE, MITCHELL CO A/P, SPENCE  
AIRPORT, METCALF, MOULTRIE, QUITMAN, DILLON, COURTHOUSE,  
THOMASVILLE, CAIRO, BEACHTON, DIXIE, NANKIN, BROOKS CO A/P,  
LAKELAND, CAPEL, MONCRIEF, GRADY CO A/P, PELHAM, MOULTRIE  
MUNICIPAL A/P, AND PASCO  
1228 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2025  
   
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA, INCLUDING  
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA, BROOKS,  
COLQUITT, LANIER, LOWNDES AND THOMAS. IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA, GRADY  
AND MITCHELL.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- A VERY MOIST ENVIRONMENT IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION. LATE  
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO  
DEVELOP AND PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WATCH  
AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH  
ISOLATED HEAVIER TOTALS TO NEAR 7 INCHES. THESE AMOUNTS COULD  
CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
GAZ125>131-147-148-240300-  
/O.EXT.KTAE.FA.A.0006.000000T0000Z-250824T0300Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-COOK-BERRIEN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHULA, GORDY, QUEENSLAND, SUNSWEET,  
WEBER, SYLVESTER AIRPORT, TURNER CITY, IRWINVILLE, SYLVESTER,  
ASHBURN, PRETORIA, MASSEE, OCILLA, ALFORDS, WORTH, BOWENS MILL,  
HARDING, NASHVILLE, ABBA, SOUTHWEST GA REGIONAL A/P, BANNOCKBURN,  
FORRESTER, ISABELLA, TIFTON, WESTWOOD, ALBANY, PALMYRA, EAST  
ALBANY, FITZGERALD MUNICIPAL A/P, ADEL, LACONTE, FITZGERALD,  
ASHTON, HOBBY, GAMMAGE, GREGGS, LOCKETT CROSSING, WATERLOO,  
LEESBURG, BARNEYVILLE, COOK CO A/P, WALKER, BERRIEN CO A/P,  
COTTLE, PINE VALLEY, AND RED ROCK  
1228 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2025  
   
..FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA, INCLUDING  
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA, BEN HILL,  
BERRIEN, COOK, IRWIN, TIFT, TURNER AND WORTH. IN SOUTHWEST  
GEORGIA, DOUGHERTY AND LEE.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- A VERY MOIST ENVIRONMENT IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION. LATE  
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO  
DEVELOP AND PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WATCH  
AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH  
ISOLATED HEAVIER TOTALS TO NEAR 7 INCHES. THESE AMOUNTS COULD  
CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
JM  
 
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