…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Arkansas…Mississippi…Tennessee…Missouri…
Mississippi River at Helena
Mississippi River at Memphis
Mississippi River at Tunica Mhoon Landing
Mississippi River at Caruthersville
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Tennessee…Missouri…Arkansas…
Mississippi River Above Tiptonville
Mississippi River at Osceola
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 late Saturday evening.
* IMPACTS…At 38.0 feet, In Missouri, parking lots of the casino in
Caruthersville, Missouri, are flooding. Evacuation route from
residence inside levee near Cottonwood Point is shut. In
Tennessee, several homes in the Barr Point area will be cut off
due to high water. Road to the boat ramp near the mouth of the
Obion River is covered.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 7:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 38.1 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:00 PM CDT Sunday was 38.6 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late Friday evening.
– Flood stage is 32.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood