Weather Alerts for Decatur County

Issued by the National Weather Service

       Flood Advisory      

Freeze Warning  FREEZE WARNING   Freeze Warning
DECATUR COUNTY

Areas Affected:
Clay - Greene - Craighead - Poinsett - Mississippi - Cross - Crittenden - St. Francis - Lee - Phillips - Dunklin - Pemiscot - DeSoto - Marshall - Benton - Tippah - Alcorn - Tishomingo - Tunica - Tate - Prentiss - Coahoma - Quitman - Panola - Lafayette - Union - Pontotoc - Lee - Itawamba - Tallahatchie - Yalobusha - Calhoun - Chickasaw - Monroe - Lake - Obion - Weakley - Henry - Dyer - Gibson - Carroll - Benton - Lauderdale - Tipton - Haywood - Crockett - Madison - Chester - Henderson - Decatur - Shelby - Fayette - Hardeman - McNairy - Hardin
Effective: Tue, 3/19 2:48am Updated: Tue, 3/19 6:21am Urgency: Expected
Expires: Tue, 3/19 9:00am Severity:  Moderate  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 25 degrees.

* WHERE...Portions of east Arkansas, north Mississippi, the Missouri
Bootheel, and West Tennessee.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.

Information:
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Flood Advisory  FLOOD ADVISORY   Flood Advisory
DECATUR COUNTY

Areas Affected:
Decatur, TN - Hardin, TN
Effective: Mon, 3/18 3:31pm Updated: Tue, 3/19 6:21am Urgency: Expected
Expires: Wed, 3/20 3:45am Severity: Minor Certainty: Observed

 
Details:
...The Flood Advisory continues for the following rivers in
Tennessee...

Tennessee River at Savannah

For the Tennessee River...including Pickwick Dam, Savannah,
Saltillo, Perryville, Johnsonville...elevated river levels are
forecast.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...Tennessee River at Savannah.

* WHEN...Until early Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 366.0 feet, Campsites along Towboat Lane are flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 365.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 366.1
feet early Wednesday afternoon.
- Action stage is 365.0 feet.
- Flood stage is 370.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at weather.gov/memphis.

The next statement will be issued as needed.