• Flash Flood Warning for Habersham County, Georgia
  • Flash Flood Warning issued May 30 at 12:12AM EDT until May 30 at 6:45AM EDT by NWS
  • Effective: Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 11:12 p.m.
  • Expires: Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 5:45 a.m.

  • The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has extended
    the
    * Flash Flood Warning for...
    Northeastern Habersham County in northeastern Georgia...
    South central Rabun County in northeastern Georgia...
    * Until 645 AM EDT Wednesday.
    * At 1211 AM EDT, high water on the Tallulah River has prompted
    Georgia Power to release extra water from Lake Rabun Mathis Dam
    and Tugaloo Lake. These releases, combined with the preexisting
    high water especially on Tiger Creek, will lead to rapid rises
    downstream of Mathis Dam.
    * Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Tallulah Falls, Lake Rabun, Lakemont, Tallulah Gorge State Park
    and Tiger. Shady Lane, Mathis Dam Road, and Old 441 will all be
    impacted and portions of these roads may be flooded. Campgrounds
    and other low-lying areas along the Tallulah River between Lake
    Rabun and the Tallulah Gorge may experience rapid rises and flash
    flooding.