…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Tennessee…Arkansas…Missouri…
Mississippi River at Osceola
Mississippi River at Caruthersville
Obion River near Bogota
Obion River near Obion
North Fork of the Forked Deer at Dyersburg
Right Hand Chute Little River at Rivervale
South Fork of the Forked Deer near Halls
For the Lower Mississippi River…including Tiptonville,
Caruthersville, Osceola, Memphis, Tunica Mhoon Landing, Helena…
Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Obion River…including Martin, Obion, Bogota…Minor
flooding is forecast.
For the North Fork Forked Deer River…including Dyersburg…Minor
flooding is forecast.
For the Little River…including Rivervale…Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Mississippi River at Caruthersville.
* WHEN…Until Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS…At 32.0 feet, In Arkansas, docks of the steel mill near
Hickman are flooding. In Tennessee, Mississippi River overbank
flooding is occurring across Highway 88 just north of Dee Webb
Road. Extensive amounts of Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge are
flooded. Sloughs at the west end of Barr Road are beginning to
back up into fields.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 6:00 AM CST Saturday the stage was 32.5 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 6:00 AM CST Saturday was 32.5 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 32.5
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
Tuesday evening.
– Flood stage is 32.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood