Flood Warning until 11:40AM Friday
The Flood Warning continues for the L'anguille River...Mississippi River...North Fork Forked Deer River...Obion River...Right Hand Chute Little River...Saint Francis River. The Flood Warning continues for the Obion River near Bogota
* until further notice.
* At 11 AM Thursday the stage was 23.7 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring AND Minor flooding is forecast.
* Maximum forecast stage of 24.8 feet on Saturday February 16.
* Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
* The river rose above flood stage Wednesday February 13 and will continue rising to near 24.8 feet by Saturday February 16 then begin falling.
* At 25.0 feet...Highway 103 near Miston is covered by flood waters. Water is flooding a few homes in Bogota on the east side of Highway 78. Water is covering some secondary roads near the Obion River.
* AFFECTED AREAS: DYER, TN
Instructions:
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A followup Flood Statement will be issued this evening 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
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