Floods in Memphis | The rivers that will hit flood stage this weekend

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Quite a few communities throughout the Memphis space are already seeing flood points after storms this week dropped between one and two inches of rain. 

Upcoming storms are anticipated to drop a further six to eight inches via Saturday evening, in line with ABC24 Climate Impression Meteorologists.

A flood warning has been issued for a number of rivers all through the Mid-South, together with the Wolf River, Cumberland River and White River. The city of Arlington on the Loosahatchie River had the longest-lasting flood warning as of Friday morning, set to run out Monday afternoon.

Memphis is forecast to expertise minor flooding from the Mississippi River within the coming days attributable to heavy rains within the space and to the north. The river is forecast to crest at 35.5 toes by April 15, in line with National Weather Service data.

Meteorologists have compiled a listing of the communities and river anticipated to have the worst flooding all through the Memphis area. 

A serious flood warning has been issued for quite a few communities in Arkansas on the White River west of Memphis, together with Newport, Augusta, Georgetown, Des Arc and Clarendon. The warning is presently set to run out Friday at 8:30 p.m. and the river is predicted to rise above flood stage early Saturday morning and proceed rising earlier than cresting at 38 toes Wednesday afternoon.

The group of Osceola, Arkansas, can also be forecast to expertise main flooding from the Mississippi River, though the NWS has but to challenge a flood warning for the group. River ranges in Osceola are anticipated to succeed in the minor flood stage of 28 toes by Tuesday, and will proceed to rise till it hits the main flood stage of 35 toes by April 14.

The Wolf River at Raleigh crested just under main flood stage Thursday evening at 14.68 toes. 

The Loosahatchie River at Arlington additionally stopped simply wanting hitting the main flood stage of 24 toes early Friday morning, and is forecast to remain throughout the average flood stage of above 22 toes via Monday.

To the south, a flood warning has been issued for the group of Sarah, Mississippi, close to Coldwater River because the river could presumably attain a record-high flood stage of 25 toes on Sunday. The warning is ready to run out Saturday morning, however could also be prolonged relying on upcoming rainfall. Marks, Mississippi, on the Coldwater River and Tunica Mhoon Touchdown on the Mississippi River are additionally anticipated to hit average flood stage.

To the north, the Obion River is predicted to trigger average flooding in Tennessee communities of Obion and Martin. The NWS experiences widespread flooding has impacted agricultural land, livestock and gear in each communities. The Forked Deer River can also be inflicting average flooding in Halls, Tennessee.

Quite a few different communities all through the Mid-South are both already experiencing or are prone to expertise minor flooding within the coming days, together with:

• Germantown, Tennessee, on the Wolf River
• Brunswick, Tennessee, on the Loosahatchie River
• Collierville, Tennessee, on the Wolf River
• Rossville, Tennessee, on the Wolf River
• Rialto, Tennessee, on the Hatchie River
• Bolivar, Tennessee, on the Hatchie River
• Jackson, Tennessee, on the Forked Deer River
• Rivervale, Arkansas, on the Proper Hand Chute Little River
• Lake Metropolis, Arkansas, on the St. Francis River
• Palestine, Arkansas, on the L’Anguille River
• Etta, Mississippi, on the Little Tallahatchie River
• Dyersburg, Tennessee, on the Forked Deer River
• Bogota, Tennessee, on the Obion River
• Caruthersville, Missouri, on the Mississippi River
• Tiptonville, Missouri, on the Mississippi River
• St. Francis, Arkansas, on the St. Francis River
• Lambert, Mississippi, on the Tallahatchie River
• Locopolis, Mississippi, on the Tallahatchie River
• Swan Lake, Mississippi, on the Tallahatchie River
• Amory, Mississippi, on the Tombigbee River
• Bigbee, Mississippi, on the Tombigbee River
• Aberdeen, Mississippi, on the Buttahatchie River