…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Tennessee…Mississippi…Arkansas…
Mississippi River at Memphis
For the Lower Mississippi River…including Memphis…Minor flooding
is forecast.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE…Mississippi River at Memphis.
* WHEN…Until Thursday, April 24.
* 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 Monday the stage was 37.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 37.3
feet early Wednesday morning and will then hold nearly steady
through the weekend. It will then begin a slow fall and is
expected to fall below flood stage Wednesday, April 23.
– Flood stage is 34.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood