Flood Warning until 11:00PM Wednesday
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for the North Fork Obion River in west Tennessee. The National Weather Service in Memphis TN has issued a
* Flood Warning for the North Fork Obion River near Martin
* from Wednesday March 4 until early thursday morning.
* At 11 AM Wednesday the stage was...18.6 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Maximum forecast stage of 20.0 feet around 6 pm tonight March 4. It is forecasted to fall just below flood stage after midnight.
* Flood stage is 20.0 feet. At 20.0 feet, Flooding is occurring along the North Fork Obion River in Northeast Obion County and Northwest Weakley County. Flooding is also occurring in low lying areas near Union City.. &&
* AFFECTED AREAS: OBION ... WEAKLEY
Instructions:
A followup Flood Statement will be issued later today. For graphical river and flood information...please go to www.weather.gov and click near Memphis on the map. Then select Rivers and Lakes AHPS under current conditions. 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
Weakley County Emergency Management
Old 22
Weakley County, TN 38225
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 731-364-5454
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP WEAKLEY911 followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning