…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Missouri…Arkansas…Tennessee…
Mississippi River at Caruthersville
For the Lower Mississippi River…including Tiptonville,
Caruthersville, Memphis, Helena…Minor 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 11:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 39.6 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:00 AM CDT Wednesday was 39.7 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 39.6
feet this afternoon. It will then begin to slowly fall
through early next week and is expected to fall below flood
stage Thursday, April 24.
– Flood stage is 32.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood