Tom Sawyer's is located so close to the Mississippi River, sometimes we're in it!  The Mississippi River can cause us to close periodically anytime from December into early June but most often April or May.  Our last high water was January/February of 2005.  The Corps of Engineers and National Weather Service provide river stage forecasts which give us 10 to 14 days advance notice as to when the Mississippi River will force us to temporarily shut down.  The flood event is relatively slow and gentle, we do not "flash flood".  We flood primarily from heavy sequential rains in the Ohio River basin (sometimes combined with snow melt) usually a week or two after the events.  Sometimes, our area is dry, sunny and warm as the river rises out of it's banks.
 
The critical river stage numbers are at the Memphis gauge.  A sustained rise over 31 feet on the Memphis gauge will close Tom Sawyer's for as long as the river is out of it's banks plus a number of days (or weeks) for drying out and cleaning up.  Please bear with us.  We are sorry for the inconvenience caused by such and unpredictable disruption but the proximity to the Mississippi River of our location is worth it.
 
Please check the forecast for the Memphis gauge on the provided Link or call 901-544-3634 for updates every afternoon of the current stage with one week forecast from the Corps of Engineers.  Call our office if the forecast includes any readings over 30 feet on the Memphis gauge.

Click on National Weather Service at the top of the page for long range forecasts (which update every Wednesday) go to the bottom of the page and click on the 28 day forecast. Remember, as long as no forecasts during the late winter/early spring flood season exceed 31' on the Memphis gauge, Tom Sawyer's has NO WORRIES!