WFO ATLANTA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, February 18, 2019
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FLOOD WARNING
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
929 AM EST Sun Feb 17 2019
...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Lookout Creek near New England affecting Dade and Hamilton
Counties
.Forecast rainfall of 1 to 2 inches over the next 24 hours will cause Lookout Creek
to go into flood. The current forecast for flooding is soley contingent on the
current rainfall forecast and is subject to change as the upcoming rain event unfolds.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
All persons with interests along the river should monitor the latest
forecasts...and be prepared to take necessary precautions to protect
life and property.
The latest stage data was furnished in cooperation with the United
States Geological Survey.
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for
The Lookout Creek near New England.
* From late tonight until Monday evening.
* At 09AM Sunday the stage was 8.3 feet...and falling.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by after midnight tonight and
continue to rise to near 12.5 feet by tomorrow morning.The river
will fall below flood stage by tomorrow afternoon.
* At 13.0 feet...Minor flooding expands along Sells Lane in
Trenton...Mason Road near Rising Fawn...and Creek Road near New
England. All these roads will be closed. Also minor flooding
expands much further downstream as the creek crosses the Tennessee
border into the Tiftona area.
* This crest compares to a previous crest of 12.5 feet on Jul 4 2017.
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