Flash Flood Warning

FFWTAE

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Ben Hill County in south central Georgia... Northeastern Irwin County in south central Georgia...

* Until 245 PM EDT.

* At 1146 AM EDT, local law enforcement reported several road closures across the county due to thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Moderate to heavy rainfall is expected to continue. Between 2.5 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.

SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Fitzgerald, Lulaville, Ashton, Queensland, Bowens Mill, Osierfield, Abba, Wray and Red Bluff.