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  • Rising Mississippi lapping onto downtown Memphis streets - senior hydrologist says flooding will be 'a lot nastier' than 1927

    http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...74462I20110505
    Rising Mississippi forces evacuations around Memphis
    By John Branston
    Reuters
    MEMPHIS, Tenn | Thu May 5, 2011 2:16pm EDT

    (Reuters) - The rising Mississippi river lapped over downtown Memphis streets on Thursday as a wall of water threatened to unleash near-record flooding all the way to the Gulf of Mexico.

    Water lapped over Riverside Drive and onto Beale Street in Memphis, and threatened some homes on Mud Island...
    [snip]
    "Compared to the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 this flood is going to be a lot nastier," said Marty Pope, senior hydrologist for the National Weather Service in Jackson, Miss.....
    ETA:
    So far flooding has been drawing tourists into the downtown Memphis area and local businesses hope that the situation does not worsen.

    http://www.memphisdailynews.com/edit....aspx?id=58379
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    Last edited by Emily; May 5, 2011, 06:26 PM. Reason: Added new link
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