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Dyer County Sheriff's Office
Sunday December 27th, 2015 :: 07:31 p.m. CST

Alert

Flood Warning until 09:00PM Thursday

The Flood Warning continues for the Buttahatchie River...L`anguille River...Obion River...Right Hand Chute Little River...S.F. Fork Forked Deer River...Saint Francis River...Tombigbee River. The Flood Warning continues for the Obion River near Obion

* from Sunday December 27 until Thursday December 31.

* At 12 PM Sunday the stage was 33.6 feet.

* Minor flooding is forecast.

* Maximum forecast stage of 35.0 feet Tuesday December 29.

* Flood stage is 34.0 feet.

* Forecast to rise above flood stage by Sunday December 27 and continue to rise to near 35.0 feet by Tuesday December 29.The river will fall below flood stage by Thursday December 31.

* At 35.0 feet...Several secondary roads and large areas of farm land are flooded in Northern Dyer County. Flooding is occurring around Rives in Southeast Obion County &&

* AFFECTED AREAS: DYER ... GIBSON ... OBION

Instructions:

A followup Flood Statement will be issued Sunday evening or sooner if 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

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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

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