Flood Warning until 04:20PM Thursday
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for the North Fork Obion River...Obion River. The National Weather Service in Memphis TN has issued a
* Flood Warning for the Obion River near Obion
* from Friday September 1 until further notice.
* At 4 PM Wednesday the stage was...19.7 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Maximum forecast stage of 37.5 feet Sunday September 3.
* Flood stage is 34.0 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by Friday September 1 and continue to rise to near 37.5 feet by Sunday September 3. At 38.0 feet, Rives is flooding and most farm land near the the river is flooding.. &&
* AFFECTED AREAS: DYER ... GIBSON ... OBION
Instructions:
A followup Flood Statement will be issued when 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 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
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:
- 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