…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Arkansas…Mississippi…Tennessee…Missouri…
Mississippi River at Helena
Mississippi River at Tunica Mhoon Landing
Mississippi River at Caruthersville
Mississippi River at Osceola
For the Lower Mississippi River…including Tiptonville,
Caruthersville, Osceola, Memphis, Tunica Mhoon Landing, Helena…
Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Mississippi River at Helena.
* WHEN…Until early Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS…At 45.0 feet, In Mississippi, road to houses by the
river at Robson Towhead and the settlement by Old River Chute is
flooded. Settlement just east of Sunflower Cutoff is flooding.
Businesses on the south end of Slackwater Harbor are flooding.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 9:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 44.7 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:00 PM CDT Friday was 45.3 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 19.7 feet
Friday, May 16.
– Flood stage is 44.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood