The Flood Warning continues for
the Mississippi River at Osceola
* from Monday early afternoon until further notice
* at 08 PM Saturday the stage was 26.3 feet
* minor flooding is forecast
* flood stage is 28.0 feet
* forecast to rise above flood stage by Monday early afternoon and
continue to rise to near 29.0 feet by early Thursday morning.
Additional rises are possible thereafter.
* At 29.0 feet... grain barge loading ceases at Poinsett Rice and
grain terminal at County port Road 718 by Osceola. Crutcher Lake
Road inside the levee near Craighead Point is beginning to flood at
a few places. Highway 207 is flooded at many places north of cold
creek bridge. Crawford Road east is flooding at several places. Sam
Taylor Road is flooding at Adams Bayou. Jack rabbit Road is
flooded. Conner Road is inundated.
822 PM CDT Sat Mar 20 2010
The Flood Warning continues for
the Mississippi River at Caruthersville
* from tomorrow late morning until further notice
* at 08 PM Saturday the stage was 31.2 feet
* minor flooding is forecast
* maximum forecast stage of 34.0 feet early Wednesday morning
* flood stage is 32.0 feet
* forecast to rise above flood stage by tomorrow late morning and
continue to rise to near 34.0 feet by Wednesday morning.
* At 35.0 feet... most unprotected farmland near the river and
portions of Highway 104 in western Dyer County TN is impacted.