Back in fall of 2010 cities were worried about drought and water loss, but as for Tennessee and many other southern states water is not going to be a problem for a long time.
The weekend of April 29 rain clouds dropped over 13 inches of rain on Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi, overflowing all water sources covering roads and causing 24 deaths as of May 5, according to www.boston.com.
“The Cumberland River, which winds through downtown Nashville, Tennessee, crested Monday at 51.9 feet, 12 feet above flood stage, spilling into the city and surrounding neighborhoods.”
The Mississippi river reached it’s highest level in 75 years on Monday, May 9. It’s expected to reach 48feet late Monday or early Tuesday, barley below the state record of 48.7 feet in 1937, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Downtown Memphis was out of harms way sitting atop a bluff but other parts of the city were badly hit including at least four trailer parks. About 3,500 homes could be affected by flooding, said County officials to the Wall Street Journal.
The Army Corps of Engineers for that district are saying that,
“There is no concern of a levee failing, no concern of a levee overtopping,” as stated in the Wall Street Journal.
One economist said all of the damage toll for the flooding could reach 4 million dollars, according to www.msnbc.com.
One man affected by the flooding is Michael Oxner who’s had his 5,000-acre farmland covered in floodwater, with depths ranging from 6 feet to 12 feet in some places.
“I'm exhausted. It's in the Lord's hands. I've tried all I could do," said Oxner to CNN.
All that’s left to do now is prepare for where the flood waters might strike next.
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