Public paper · October 4, 2026 · Burke County, Georgia
Flash Flood Warning for Southwestern Burke County, Georgia, Until 11:15 p.m. EDT
Heavy rain is causing flash flooding in southwestern Burke County, Georgia. The National Weather Service in Columbia, South Carolina, issued a Flash Flood Warning at 8:17 p.m. EDT on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. It lasts until 11:15 p.m. EDT. That end time is 8:15 p.m. Pacific. Midville, Magruder and Rosier are named. Radar showed 2.5 to 4.5 inches of rain already fallen, with 1 to 1.5 inches more possible. Do not drive through flooded roads. Turn around, don’t drown. Be extra careful at night.
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Heavy rain is causing flash flooding in southwestern Burke County, Georgia. The National Weather Service in Columbia, South Carolina, issued this Flash Flood Warning at 8:17 p.m. EDT on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. It lasts until 11:15 p.m. EDT the same night. That end time is 8:15 p.m. Pacific. The warning names Midville, Magruder and Rosier. Radar showed storms that have already dropped 2.5 to 4.5 inches of rain. Another 1 to 1.5 inches could fall. Flash flooding is happening now or will start soon. Small creeks, streams, roads, low spots and underpasses can flood fast. The warning covers the southwestern part of Burke County, not all of Georgia.
What to do: do not drive through water on the road. Turn around, don’t drown. Most flood deaths happen in vehicles. Never drive around barricades. Six inches of moving water can knock a person down. A foot or two of moving water can float a car. You cannot tell how deep the water is from the driver’s seat. Be extra careful at night, when flooding is harder to see. If you are in a low spot, move to higher ground. If you are trapped, call 911. If you can do it safely, report flooding to local emergency services. Do not treat 11:15 p.m. EDT as an all-clear until weather.gov says the warning is over.
Source: National Weather Service Columbia SC, Flash Flood Warning FFWCAE, issued 8:17 p.m. EDT Oct. 4, 2026, until 11:15 p.m. EDT Oct. 4, 2026. Live alert: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.48260962a27e0b33db705a662277137d319face4.001.1. Office text products: https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=cae&wwa=all. Flood safety: https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood. Office post: https://x.com/NWSColumbia/status/2106901748182897007. County hub: https://noticenearby.com/ga/burke. If this page and weather.gov disagree, weather.gov wins. Notice Nearby is not the National Weather Service, the sheriff, or the fire department.
The warning, in plain words
The sender is the National Weather Service office in Columbia, South Carolina. That office also covers part of east central Georgia. The product on the live alert is FFWCAE. The headline says the Flash Flood Warning was issued Oct. 4 at 8:17 p.m. EDT until Oct. 4 at 11:15 p.m. EDT.
Severity is Severe. Urgency is Immediate. Certainty is Likely. The message type is Alert. The status is Actual. This is a brand-new warning (NEW on the VTEC line). The VTEC string is /O.NEW.KCAE.FF.W.0028.261005T0017Z-261005T0315Z/. The World Meteorological Organization line is WGUS52 KCAE 050017.
The hazard line says flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. The source line says radar indicated.
The impact line names small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, underpasses, and other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Water can cover a road with no warning.
The county code on the alert is GAC033 for Burke County. The SAME code is 013033. The FIPS code used on this page is 13033. The alert id is urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.48260962a27e0b33db705a662277137d319face4.001.1.
The Weather Service instruction is short: most flooding deaths happen in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded road or around barricades. Turn around, don’t drown.
Which part of the county
This warning is for southwestern Burke County in east central Georgia. It is one product for one county.
It is not a warning for every county the Columbia office covers. Check weather.gov if you live outside southwestern Burke County.
The rain numbers come from the official text. Between 2.5 and 4.5 inches have already fallen. Another 1 to 1.5 inches is possible in the warned area.
This page names the county and towns only. It does not print a street address or a house number.
Places the warning names
The warning says some places that will see flash flooding include Midville, Magruder and Rosier.
Those three names are the only place names copied from the bulletin onto this page. This page does not add towns the warning left out.
If your town is not on the list, you can still be in the warned area. The list is examples, not a fence. Check weather.gov before you decide you are clear.
This page does not print a street address.
Notes and sources
- Source: NWS Columbia SC Flash Flood Warning FFWCAE, alert urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.48260962a27e0b33db705a662277137d319face4.001.1, checked live the evening of Oct. 4, 2026. Status Actual. Message type Alert. Not cancelled. Issued 8:17 p.m. EDT. If weather.gov updates the clock, weather.gov wins.
- Severity: Severe. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Likely. VTEC /O.NEW.KCAE.FF.W.0028.261005T0017Z-261005T0315Z/. Ends 11:15 p.m. EDT / 8:15 p.m. Pacific Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, unless extended. The paper stays in Papers after the warning ends.
- Rain on the bulletin: 2.5 to 4.5 inches already fallen. 1 to 1.5 inches more possible. Radar indicated.
- Places named by the warning only. No street address numbers.
- Office post verified via X API: https://x.com/NWSColumbia/status/2106901748182897007 (Midville GA and Rosier GA until 11:15 p.m. EDT).
- Author: Ryan Standley / Record of Sale, LLC / Notice Nearby.
- Not legal advice. Not a newspaper. Not Legal Publication. Record of Sale, LLC (Oregon).
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Not legal advice. Not a newspaper. Not Legal Publication. Record of Sale, LLC (Oregon).