…The Flood Advisory is extended for the following rivers in
Tennessee…Arkansas…Mississippi…
Mississippi River at Memphis
For the Lower Mississippi River…including Memphis…elevated river
levels are forecast.
* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE…Mississippi River at Memphis.
* WHEN…Until Sunday, April 27.
* IMPACTS…At 37.0 feet, In Arkansas, the grain terminal and nearby
businesses south of West Memphis are being covered by water. At
Memphis, the fuel facility south of the river gauge is flooding.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 12:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 24.5 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
Wednesday afternoon to a crest of 37.5 feet Monday, April 14.
It will then fall below flood stage Thursday, April 24.
– Action stage is 28.0 feet.
– Flood stage is 34.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood