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Gaston County Emergency Management, NC
Thursday May 31st, 2018 :: 09:27 a.m. EDT

Alert

Mt. Island Lake Alert

Duke Energy Hydro has alerted Gaston County that it looks like Mountain Island Lake will be spilling today by late afternoon. Duke is estimating 101.8 around 4 pm.
Folks downstream of Mt. Island Dam need to monitor conditions for increase flow of water and also a rise in water levels.
https://lakes.duke-energy.com/index.html?_ga=2.37908067.1125996168.1518097113-706368595.1464116139#/lakes is the web address to monitor latest lake level.

Instructions:

Take perceptional actions to prepare for this rise of water along the shorelines.

Address/Location
Gaston County Emergency Management, NC
615 N. Highland Street
Gastonia, NC 28053

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 704-866-3350

Alert Details

Severity:
Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Watch

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