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Flood Statement

National Weather Service Memphis TN

832 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025



...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in 

Tennessee...



  North Fork Obion River near Martin



  Obion River near Obion



For the Obion River...including Martin, Obion, Bogota...Moderate 

flooding is forecast.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



Additional information is available at weather.gov/memphis.



The next statement will be issued as needed.



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832 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW EVENING...



* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is 

  forecast. This approaches the flood of record.



* WHERE...North Fork Obion River near Martin.



* WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening.



* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Widespread flooding is occurring in Rives 

  and near Union City. Additional evacuations will be necessary. 

  Agricultural land north of Martin is flooding and equipment and 

  livestock may need to be moved to higher ground. Numerous 

  secondary roads are covered by flood water.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 8:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 22.2 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage

    tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 17.2 feet Friday

    evening.

  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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LAT...LON 3649 8909 3649 8872 3633 8872 3633 8909





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832 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025



...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...



* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is 

  forecast. This approaches the flood of record.



* WHERE...Obion River near Obion.



* WHEN...Until further notice.



* IMPACTS...At 39.6 feet, Extensive flooding is occurring in the 

  community of Obion. Agricultural land on both banks of the river 

  is extensively flooded. Evacuations are necessary in Obion and 

  Rives.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 8:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 39.3 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 39.5

    feet just after midnight tonight.

  - Flood stage is 34.0 feet.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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LAT...LON 3628 8927 3633 8909 3633 8895 3620 8895

      3614 8927





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