Flood Warning until 11:00PM Thursday
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 at Jackson
* from Tuesday March 24 until Thursday March 26.
* At 01 PM Tuesday the stage was...33.3 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Maximum forecast stage of 34.5 feet on Wednesday March 25.
* Flood stage is 34.0 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by Tuesday March 24 and continue to rise to near 34.5 feet by Wednesday March 25. The river will fall below flood stage by Thursday March 26.
* 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, TN
Instructions:
A followup Flood Statement will be issued tomorrow 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
Jackson Tennessee Police Department
234 Institute St
Jackson, TN 38301
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 731-425-8400
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP JAXTNPD followed by your message, to 888777
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