Benton, TN Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Toccoa/Ocoee River above Copperhill TN.

* WHEN...Until this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding
begins of woodlands, fields and backyards of homes near the river
upstream and downstream from the gage off Tennessee Highway 68 or
Ocoee Street in Copperhill Tennessee. The rock access road to the
gage will begin to flood. Flooding begins in the backyards of homes
and the Horsebend Park in McCaysville Georgia.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:00 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 8.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 6.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 6:00 AM EDT Sunday was 9.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.5 feet
this morning. It will then fall below flood stage this afternoon.
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 8.6
feet on 09/17/2004.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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