Headline:
Flood Warning issued December 18 at 9:47AM CST until December 19 at 3:00AM CST by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
December 18, 2024 - 7:47am
Expires:
December 19, 2024 - 1:00am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Memphis TN has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Tennessee...
North Fork Obion River near Martin
South Fork of the Forked Deer near Halls
For the Obion River...including Martin, Obion, Bogota...Minor
flooding is forecast.
For the South Fork Forked Deer River...including Jackson, Halls...
Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...South Fork of the Forked Deer near Halls.
* WHEN...Until late tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Farmland near the river is flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CST Wednesday the stage was 7.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 9.0
feet this afternoon.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/memphis.
The next statement will be issued as needed.
Area Description:
Crockett, TN; Dyer, TN; Lauderdale, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN