…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 Caruthersville.
* WHEN…Until late Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS…At 33.0 feet, In Tennessee, Barr Road in Chickasaw
National Wildlife Refuge is flooding, cutting off evacuations from
the Wardlows Pocket Area. In Arkansas, docks used by the steel
plant at Hickman are mostly flooded. Numerous roads and fields
inside the levee between Gayoso and Kennedy, Missouri are covered.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 9:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 33.4 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:00 PM CDT Friday was 34.5 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late tomorrow evening and continue falling to 12.2 feet
Friday, May 16.
– Flood stage is 32.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood