River Flood Warning Issued For Lookout Creek

  • Sunday, April 19, 2015

There has been a river flood warning issued for Lookout Creek. Here is the warning from the National Weather Service:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND.

FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON.

AT 11AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.7 FEET...AND RISING.

FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET.

THE CREEK WILL CONTINUE TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY NOON. IT SHOULD CREST NEAR 12.5 FEET LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE CREEK SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING.

AT 12 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED AND MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. FLOODING BEGINS ALONG SELLS LANE IN TRENTON...MASON ROAD NEAR RISING FAWN...AND CREEK ROAD NEAR NEW ENGLAND. IN ADDITION...MINOR FLOODING OF PASTURE AND GRAZING LAND BEGINS ALONG THE FLOOD PLAIN. MINOR FLOODING OF THE CREEK CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED MUCH FURTHER DOWNSTREAM AS IT CROSSES THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE TIFTONA AREA.

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