Flood Warning until 07:05PM Friday
The Flood Warning continues for the Mississippi River. The Flood Warning continues for the Mississippi River at Caruthersville
* until Thursday March 15.
* At 7 PM Tuesday the stage was 37.8 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Maximum forecast stage of 40.5 feet on Monday March 5.
* Flood stage is 32.0 feet.
* The river rose above flood stage Saturday February 24 and will continue rising to near 40.5 feet by Monday March 5. The river may fall below flood stage Thursday March 15.
* At 40.5 feet...In Missouri, the boat fabrication factory north of Caruthersville is mostlly under water. Some of the floodwall at Carutersville has a foot water against it. Acces road to the grain elevator northest of Huffman, Arkansas is covered. West end of Bradley Road in Lauderdale County, Tennessee is flooded. &&
* AFFECTED AREAS: DYER ... LAKE ... LAUDERDALE
Instructions:
A followup Flood Statement will be issued Wednesday. 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