Tunica

Flood Warning
Statement as of 9:57 AM CDT on May 19, 2013

The Flood Warning continues for
the Mississippi River at Tunica Riverpark
* until Thursday may 23.
* At 08 am Sunday the stage was 44.9 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 41.0 feet.
* At 45.0 feet... casinos are open and unaffected. Boat launch parking
lot at charlies' Camp is covered. Campbell Road in is partly
flooded. Northeast end of Betty Lane is going under. Part of
Bourbon street is flooded. Spoonbill Lane is going under Water.
Valley Lane is flooded in Lakeview Camp. Road to houses south of
Ship Island is being covered.




Flood Advisory
Statement as of 9:59 AM CDT on May 19, 2013

The Flood Advisory continues for
the Mississippi River at Helena
* until Tuesday may 21.
* At 09 am Sunday the stage was 42.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 44.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will slowly fall to near 42.2 feet Sunday may 19.
* At 42.0 feet... water is against or near the toe of the Arkansas
levee from south Helena south past mile 658. Roads to loading areas
on the West Bank of the river at mile 661 south past mile 658 are
flooding. Water is near or on the toe of the east levee south of
Highway 49 past mile 658. Fields between Jackson Point and Jug
Harris Towhead begin to go under water. Road to termainal at Long
Lake is flooding. Road that services Landing at Power Plant is
going under water.




Record Report
Statement as of 3:17 PM CDT on May 19, 2013

... Record high minimum temperature tied at Tupelo MS...

a record high low temperature was tied at Tupelo this morning with
70 degrees. The previous record was 70 degrees set in 1987.


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