Memphis, Tennessee
Midwest and Tennessee Brace for Heavy Snow
People who live in Nashville are likely to witness a rare event this holiday season: A white Christmas. Several inches of snow are expected to reach parts of Tennessee, Georgia and the Midwest this weekend. Up to eight inches could fall in Iowa and six inches in Illinois and Minnesota. It’s been 41 years since […]
President Obama to Visit Memphis
President Barack Obama is headed to Memphis to meet with families and local officials who have struggled through flooding caused byt he Mississippi River. The president will also give a commencement address at Booker T. Washington High School, which has seen its graduation rates rise remarkably in just three years. Bill Dries, reporter for the […]
Top of the Hour: Mississippi River Rising, Morning Headlines
Residents in the Mississippi Delta are continuing to watch the waters, with warnings of increased flooding. The Mississippi River is cresting in Memphis at nearly 48 feet above normal. Residents, safe so far, should continue to stay out of the water, with it’s currents and dangerous debris.
Memphis Residents and Emergency Management Monitor Mississippi
This morning Tennessee emergency management agencies and Memphis area citizens are closely monitoring the Mississippi River as flood waters reach near record levels. Around 7pm Monday Night, the Mississippi River crested at 48 feet, its highest since the floods of 1927. Experts expect the waters to stay at that level for at least the next […]
Mississippi River Crests Near Record Levels
The Mississippi River reached near record levels on Monday when it crested at 48 feet around 7 p.m. Experts, who have been watching as heavy rains swell the waterway’s thousands of tributaries and feeder streams, expect the level to remain high for at least the next 48 hours. Memphis residents began to evacuate their homes […]