Full Notification

...The Flood Advisory is extended for the following rivers in Arkansas...Tennessee...Missouri... Mississippi River at Osceola Mississippi River at Caruthersville For the Lower Mississippi River...including Tiptonville, Caruthersville, Osceola, Memphis, Tunica Mhoon Landing, Helena... elevated river levels are forecast.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Caruthersville.

* WHEN...Until Tuesday, March 04.

* 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 8:00 PM CST Sunday the stage was 28.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Wednesday morning to a crest of 33.0 feet Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday, March 01. - Action stage is 29.0 feet. - Flood stage is 32.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: MISSISSIPPI, AR ... PEMISCOT, MO ... DYER, TN ... LAKE, TN ... LAUDERDALE, TN

Instructions:

If you encounter a flooded roadway, turn around and find an alternative route. If you are in the advisory area, remain alert to possible flooding or the possibility of the advisory being upgraded to a warning. Additional information is available at weather.gov/memphis. The next statement will be issued as needed.