...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Tennessee...Mississippi...
South Fork of the Forked Deer at Jackson
Tombigbee River near Amory
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Tennessee...Mississippi...
Tennessee River at Savannah
Tombigbee River at Bigbee
Buttahatchie River near Aberdeen
For the South Fork Forked Deer River...including Jackson, Halls...
Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Tennessee River...including Pickwick Dam, Savannah,
Saltillo, Perryville, Johnsonville...Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Tombigbee River...including Fulton, Bigbee, Amory, Aberdeen
L & D...Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Buttahatchie River...including Aberdeen...Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Tennessee River at Savannah.
* WHEN...Until early Friday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 370.0 feet, Coffee Landing Road is flooding just
north of Beason Creek and toward Box Elder Drive. Campsites just
north of the mouth of Beason Creek are flooding. Box Elder Drive
is flooded. Access to sites along Bargeview Lane is cut off.
Diamond Island Drive is flooded at Mud Creek just west of Gammill
Slough Road. The west end of Cross Pond Road is flooding. Slough
just east of Wilkinson Ferry Drive across the river from Saltillo
is beginning to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 370.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 1:00 PM CDT Tuesday was 371.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 370.3
feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage early Thursday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 370.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/memphis.
The next statement will be issued as needed.