…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Arkansas…Tennessee…
Mississippi River at Osceola
For the Lower Mississippi River…including Osceola…Major flooding
is forecast.
* WHAT…Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE…Mississippi River at Osceola.
* WHEN…Until Friday, April 25.
* IMPACTS…At 36.0 feet, In Tennessee, farmstead sites around Keyes
Point are flooding. All evacuation roads from Keyes Point and
Golddust are flooded. Ashport and many home sites along Route 19
are flooding. Home sites south of Coker Slough are flooding. Home
sites on the north side of Corona Lake are being covered. Home
site on Brandywine Road is flooded. Coon Valley Road is going
underwater. In Arkansas, grain terminal sites at Osceola are being
covered. All fields between Barfield Point and the Arkansas Levee
are inundated.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 12:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 32.8 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 36.0
feet Sunday morning and will then begin to fall slowly.
– Flood stage is 28.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood