Millbrook Playhouse, Bald Eagle Township Thursday afternoon

The storm is gone, but problems remain

RecordStaffSeptember 23, 2021Last Updated: September 23, 2021

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Millbrook Playhouse, Bald Eagle Township Thursday afternoon

CLINTON COUNTY, PA – Officials are assessing the damage caused by a heavy rain storm that deluged Clinton County from Wednesday into Thursday morning.

Fishing Creek Bridge, Mill Hall, Thursday afternoon

Among the hardest hit were Haywoods on the Green and the Clinton Country Club along Fishing Creek in Bald Eagle Township and the nearby Millbrook Playhouse. The rising streams caused the Keystone Central School District to send students home early on Thursday.

Cottage area, Bald Eagle Township, Thursday afternoon

And the Cottage area along Bald Eagle Creek remained under a National Weather Service advisory on Thursday afternoon:

Flood Warning issued September 23 at 2:46PM EDT until September 24 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS State College

…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Pennsylvania…
Bald Eagle Creek Near Beech Creek Station affecting Clinton and Centre Counties.
Penns Creek Near Penns Creek affecting Union and Snyder Counties.
Sherman Creek At Shermans Dale affecting Perry County.
For the Bald Eagle Creek…including Beech Creek Station…Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Penns Creek…including Penns Creek…Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Sherman Creek…including Shermans Dale…Minor flooding is forecast.
…The Flood Warning is now in effect until late tonight…
The Flood Warning continues for the Bald Eagle Creek Near Beech Creek Station.
* Until late tonight.
* At 2:30 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 11.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 2:30 PM EDT Thursday was 11.6 feet.
* Forecast…The river is expected to fall below flood stage late this evening and continue falling to 10.1 feet Sunday morning.
* Impact…At 10.0 feet, Overgrown pastures and agricultural fields on the left bank are affected by high water.
* Impact…At 11.0 feet, High water levels threaten the cottage area of Mill Hall downstream of Beech Creek Station.
* Impact…At 13.0 feet, Homes in the cottage area are isolated by high water from Bald Eagle Creek.
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RecordStaffSeptember 23, 2021Last Updated: September 23, 2021

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