What's Happening — flood
Mississippi River flooding 2016
flood memphis mississippiriver
Anyone living along the Mississippi River has heard that it has been on the rise for the last few weeks. Here are a few photos I took that show it around its crest - one of the 10 highest on record - at about 39.5 feet. The city removed transformers along the water at Tom Lee Park to keep them away from encroaching floodwaters.