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Dyer County Sheriff's Office
Wednesday February 13th, 2019 :: 07:53 p.m. CST

Advisory

Flood Warning until 07:36PM Thursday

The Flood Warning continues for the North Fork Forked Deer River... S.F. of the Forked Deer River. The Flood Warning continues for the North Fork Forked Deer River at Dyersburg

* until further notice.

* At 7 PM Wednesday the stage was 26.2 feet.

* Minor flooding is occurring AND Moderate flooding is forecast.

* Maximum forecast stage of 26.5 feet on Thursday February 14.

* Flood stage is 22.0 feet.

* The river rose above flood stage Monday February 11 and will continue rising to near 26.5 feet by Thursday February 14 then begin falling.

* At 26.0 feet...Flooding is occurring on the south side of dyersburg. Water is flowing over old highway 51 in south dyersburg

* AFFECTED AREAS: DYER, TN

Instructions:

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A followup Flood Statement will be issued Wednesday or sooner if conditions warrant. For graphical river and flood information...please go to www.weather.gov and click near Memphis on the map, then select Rivers and Lakes. Do not drive through flooded areas...turn around don't drown. Stay tuned to your weather radio and your local news media for the latest river information.

Address/Location
Dyer County Sheriff's Office
401 East Cedar Street
Dyersburg, TN 38024

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 731-285-2802

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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