…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Arkansas…Mississippi…Tennessee…
Mississippi River at Memphis
Mississippi River at Osceola
Mississippi River at Helena
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Arkansas…Mississippi…Tennessee…Missouri…
Mississippi River at Tunica Mhoon Landing
Mississippi River at Caruthersville
Mississippi River Above Tiptonville
For the Lower Mississippi River…including Tiptonville,
Caruthersville, Osceola, Memphis, Tunica Mhoon Landing, Helena…
Major flooding is forecast.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Mississippi River at Caruthersville.
* WHEN…Until Friday, April 25.
* IMPACTS…At 40.0 feet, In Tennessee, Highway 88 is flooded at
many places. Backwater coming up the Obion and Forked Deer Rivers
has flooded most unprotected land in western Dyer County and the
north bottom of Lauderdale County. Backwater has reached Miston,
Finley, and Four Points. Backwater has nearly reached Lennox,
Richmond Road, and Paw Paw Ridge. Parker Road in Lake County is
flooded. In Arkansas, the road to the grain terminal east of
Blytheville is flooded. Fields inside the levee are flooded in
Pemiscot County, Missouri.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 12:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 39.5 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 12:00 PM CDT Saturday was 39.5 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 40.0
feet early Monday morning. It will then fall below flood
stage Thursday, April 24.
– Flood stage is 32.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood