AREAS AFFECTED : LEE, AR; PHILLIPS, AR; COAHOMA, MS; TUNICA, MS
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Missouri...Tennessee...
Mississippi River Above Tiptonville
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Mississippi...Arkansas...Tennessee...Missouri...
Mississippi River at Helena
Mississippi River at Memphis
Mississippi River at Tunica Mhoon Landing
Mississippi River at Caruthersville
Mississippi River at Osceola
For the Lower Mississippi River...including Tiptonville,
Caruthersville, Osceola, Memphis, Tunica Mhoon Landing, Helena...
Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Mississippi River at Helena.
* WHEN...Until Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 45.0 feet, In Mississippi, road to houses by the
river at Robson Towhead and the settlement by Old River Chute is
flooded. Settlement just east of Sunflower Cutoff is flooding.
Businesses on the south end of Slackwater Harbor are flooding.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 45.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:00 PM CDT Thursday was 45.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Saturday afternoon and continue falling to 18.6 feet
Thursday, May 15.
- Flood stage is 44.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood