Flood Warning until 10:00PM Friday
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for the Loosahatchie River and and the S.F. Forked Deer River. For the Loosahatchie River, near Loosahatchie River Near Arlington 2NE, and the South Fork of the Forked Deer at Jackson and Halls. The National Weather Service in Memphis TN has issued a
* Flood Warning for the S.F. Forked Deer River at Jackson
* from Thursday February 22 until Friday February 23.
* At 9 AM Wednesday the stage was...26.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Maximum forecast stage of 34.5 feet on Thursday February 22.
* Flood stage is 34.0 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by Thursday February 22 and continue to rise to near 34.5 feet by Thursday February 22. The river will fall below flood stage by Friday February 23. At 35.0 feet, The east bank of the South Fork of the Forked Deer River overflows flooding low lying areas of the University of Tennessee Agriculture Experiment Station.. &&
* AFFECTED AREAS: MADISON
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
Jackson Tennessee Police Department
234 Institute St
Jackson, TN 38301
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 731-425-8400
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP JAXTNPD 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