Flood Warning until 11:00PM Tuesday
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for the S.F. of the Forked Deer River. The National Weather Service in Memphis TN has issued a
* Flood Warning for the S.F. of the Forked Deer River near Halls
* from Monday November 5 until Tuesday November 6.
* At 8 PM Monday the stage was...4.9 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Maximum forecast stage of 10.5 feet on Tuesday November 6.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by Monday November 5 and continue to rise to near 10.5 feet by Tuesday November 6. The river will fall below flood stage by late Tuesday November 6. At 10.5 feet, Flooding on agriculture land near the river.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LAUDERDALE, TN ... CROCKETT, TN ... DYER, TN
Instructions:
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A followup Flood Statement will be issued Tuesday 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. 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:
- Severe - Significant 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