Flood Warning until 11:48PM Thursday
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri...Tennessee...Arkansas... Mississippi River at Caruthersville For the Lower Mississippi River...including Caruthersville...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Mississippi River at Caruthersville.
* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon to Thursday, April 24.
* IMPACTS...At 40.5 feet, In Missouri, the boat fabrication factory north of Caruthersville is mostly underwater. Some of the floodwall at Caruthersville has a foot of water against it. Access road to the grain elevator northeast of Huffman, Arkansas is flooded. West end of Bradley Road in Lauderdale County, Tennessee is flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 26.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 40.5 feet Saturday, April 12. - 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:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at weather.gov/memphis. The next statement will be issued as needed.
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