Flood Warning until 10:00AM Thursday
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Mississippi River at Tunica Mhoon Landing.
* WHEN...Until late Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 32.0 feet, In Mississippi, Lake Road in Nel-Win Camp is flooding. Fields on Fox Island are flooding. In Arkansas, road from the levee to the sport shooting camp west of Harrah's Casino is covered.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:00 AM CST Thursday the stage was 31.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:00 AM CST Thursday was 31.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 31.8 feet Saturday morning, March 12. It will then fall below flood stage late Wednesday morning, March 16. - Flood stage is 30.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 32.5 feet on 03/28/1942. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: LEE, AR ... PHILLIPS, AR ... COAHOMA, MS ... TUNICA, MS
Address/Location
Tunica County MS Emergency Management
3092 US-61 S
Tunica, MS 38676
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 662-363-4012
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP TUNICACO followed by your message, to 888777
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