GEMA/HS Alert: Ben Hill All Hazards

Flash Flood Warning issued April 24 at 8:26PM EDT until April 24 at 11:30PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Ben Hill County in south central Georgia...
Northwestern Colquitt County in south central Georgia...
Irwin County in south central Georgia...
Tift County in south central Georgia...
Southeastern Turner County in south central Georgia...
Southern Worth County in south central Georgia...
East Central Mitchell County in southwestern Georgia...

* Until 1130 PM EDT.

* At 826 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen in the last 2 Hours. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Doppler radar.

IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Tifton, Ocilla, Sylvester, Fitzgerald, Poulan, Doerun, Ty Ty,
Phillipsburg, Unionville, Mystic, Sumner, Sale City, Chula,
Sunsweet, Hillsdale, Waterloo, Tift Airport, Harding and Inaha.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the
warned area.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.