Spring Creek continues to rise

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Friday flood warning update for Spring Creek at Iron City:

…THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA… SPRING CREEK NEAR IRON CITY (CR 16) AFFECTING DECATUR…MILLER AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… ALL PERSONS WITH INTEREST ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS…AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS…REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN.

…FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON… THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SPRING CREEK NEAR IRON CITY (CR 16). * UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON…OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FORECAST…THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING AND CREST NEAR 17.9 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL BEGIN FALLING BY FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACT…AT 18.0 FEET…FLOOD WATERS APPROACH HOMES NEAR YATES ROAD AND SMITH LANDING.

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