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LaGrange Police Department
Wednesday February 24th, 2016 :: 09:28 p.m. EST

Alert

Flood Warning until 11:25AM Thursday

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... West Chickamauga Creek near Fort Oglethorpe affecting Catoosa and Hamilton Counties Lookout Creek near New England affecting Dade and Hamilton Counties Big Creek near Alpharetta affecting Forsyth and Fulton Counties YellowJacket Creek near Hogansville affecting Troup County Whitewater Creek near Starrs Mill affecting Fayette County Line Creek near Senoia affecting Coweta...Fayette and Spalding Counties Flint River near Griffin Hwy. 16 affecting Fayette and Spalding Counties The Flood Warning continues for The YellowJacket Creek near Hogansville.

* Until further notice.

* At 830 PM Wednesday the stage was 7.9 feet...and slowly rising.

* Minor flooding is expected to develop.

* Flood stage is 8 feet.

* At 8 feet...Minor flooding begins in the marshy wetlands and woods along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge. &&

* AFFECTED AREAS: TROUP

Address/Location
LaGrange Police Department
100 West Haralson Street
LaGrange, GA 30240

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 706-883-2603

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Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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