Flood Warning until 12:00PM Saturday
The Flood Warning continues for the North Fork Forked Deer River... Obion River...S.F. Fork Forked Deer River...S.F. Forked Deer River. The Flood Warning continues for the Obion River near Obion
* until Saturday March 3.
* At 6 PM Monday the stage was 37.8 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Maximum forecast stage of 38.0 feet on Tuesday February 27.
* Flood stage is 34.0 feet.
* The river rose above flood stage Friday February 23 and will continue rising to near 38.0 feet by Tuesday February 27. The river will fall below flood stage Saturday March 03.
* 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 later tonight or early Tuesday morning. 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