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Jackson Tennessee Police Department
Wednesday April 26th, 2017 :: 10:49 a.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Warning until 10:47AM Thursday

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for the S.F. Fork Forked Deer River. The National Weather Service in Memphis TN has issued a

* Flood Warning for the S.F. Forked Deer River at Jackson

* from Thursday April 27 until further notice.

* At 10 AM Wednesday the stage was...32.6 feet.

* Minor flooding is forecast.

* Maximum forecast stage of 35.0 feet Saturday April 29.

* Flood stage is 34.0 feet.

* Forecast to rise above flood stage by Thursday April 27 and continue to rise to near 35.0 feet by Saturday April 29. 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

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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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