…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…Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Mississippi River at Osceola.
* WHEN…Until Monday, April 28.
* 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 7:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 36.2 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:00 PM CDT Sunday was 36.7 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Sunday, April 27.
– Flood stage is 28.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood