| Flood Impacts |
| 53.8 | This flood will exceed the highest stage on record. |
| 52.0 | Major flooding occurs. Several highways are closed and at this level parts of the airport begin to flood. |
| 45.0 | Many county roads are flooded and some are impassable. |
| 42.0 | The river is 3300 feet wide. |
| 40.0 | Basements along the riverfront begin to fill. Flooding begins along Pigeon Creek. |
| 38.0 | Most of the bottomland is covered and farmers should move livestock and equipment to higher ground. |
| 36.0 | Agricultural bottomeland begins to flood and the levee authority is operating several pumping stations. |
| 26.0 | The levee authority closes the flood gates downtown. |
