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TALKING POINTSApril 2, 2018
Rainfall from ¾” to 1” fell across the Ohio Valley this past weekend.
The Old River Structure remains open allowing water to continue to drain
from behind the backwater levee.
The backwater areas of Northeast Louisiana are cresting or are slowly
falling.
Another front will move across the Mississippi Valley from Tuesday into
Wednesday followed by another slower system pushing across Lower
Mississippi Valley this weekend. Rainfall across Louisiana into Mississippi
could be heavy due to a slowing front.
FORECAST CRESTS ALONG
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Moderate Flooding
Major Flooding
Minor Flooding
Above Action Stage
Cairo - 45 ft on 4/9am (FS 40)
Memphis - 29 ft on 4/12am (FS 34)
Tunica - 40.5 ft on 4/13am (FS 41)
Helena - 37.5 ft on 4/14am (FS 44)
Arkansas City - 33.5 ft on 4/16am (FS 37)
Greenville - 45.5 ft on 4/17am (FS 48)
Vicksburg - 41.5 ft on 4/18am (FS 43)
Natchez - 50 ft on 5/19am (FS 48)
No Flooding Occurring
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FLOOD 2018
FLOODING EXPECTED IN THE BACKWATER
REGIONS
Major Flood
Moderate Flood
Minor Flood
Above Action Stage
No Flooding Occurring
Yazoo River: Yazoo City - Slow fall (FS 29)
Wolf Lake - Stage 96.5 ft : Slow fall
Boeuf River: Fort Necessity, LA - Cresting (FS 50)
Black River: Jonesville L&D, LA - Very slow fall (FS 50)
Black River: Acme, LA - No Flooding (FS 48)
No Official Flood Stage