…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Arkansas…Tennessee…Missouri…
Mississippi River at Osceola
Mississippi River at Caruthersville
For the Lower Mississippi River…including Tiptonville,
Caruthersville, Osceola, Memphis, Tunica Mhoon Landing, Helena…
Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Mississippi River at Caruthersville.
* WHEN…Until early Saturday morning.
* 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 7:00 PM CST Monday the stage was 32.5 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:00 PM CST Monday was 32.5 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 32.5
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage early Friday morning.
– Flood stage is 32.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood