Flood Warning issued March 18 at 2:06PM CDT until March 20 at 4:13PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Tennessee…Mississippi…

South Fork of the Forked Deer at Jackson

Tombigbee River near Amory

…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Tennessee…Mississippi…

Tennessee River at Savannah

Tombigbee River at Bigbee

Buttahatchie River near Aberdeen

For the South Fork Forked Deer River…including Jackson, Halls…
Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Tennessee River…including Pickwick Dam, Savannah,
Saltillo, Perryville, Johnsonville…Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Tombigbee River…including Fulton, Bigbee, Amory, Aberdeen
L & D…Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Buttahatchie River…including Aberdeen…Minor flooding is
forecast.

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

* WHERE…Tombigbee River at Bigbee.

* WHEN…Until Thursday afternoon.

* IMPACTS…At 20.0 feet, Residential areas on Hood Road near the
river are flooded. Extensive agricultural flooding is occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 1:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 19.9 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 1:30 PM CDT Tuesday was 21.1 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late Thursday morning and continue falling to 7.8 feet Sunday
morning.
– Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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