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Old Man River just keeps rollin’ along

by Joe Spake on October 19, 2011

May, 2011 On May 10,2011, the Mississippi River at Memphis, Tennessee crested at 48.03 feet as reported by the National Weather Service.  The flood was the second highest in recorded history, topped only by the flood of 1937.  Many homes were flooded on the outskirts of the city;  Riverside Drive and the west end of [...]

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The Great Memphis Flood of 2011

by Joe Spake on May 29, 2011

Friday,  May 27, the Mississippi River at Memphis dropped below the flood stage of 34 feet for the first time since April 26, 2011.  The picture above was taken at the River’s crest of 47.8 feet, the second highest in recorded history.  The area still has a massive cleanup ahead.  Many homes are total losses, [...]

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Zombies on the move tonight in Downtown Memphis

by Joe Spake on May 27, 2011

The Fifth Annual Memphis Zombie Massacre Memphis Zombies converge on South Main this evening (May 27,2011) for the 5th Memphis Zombie Massacre.  The mass lurch kicks of at Ernestine & Hazel’s at 6:30.  It’s Trolley Night, so there will be lots of  non-zombies in the crowd, some marked with a duct tape X to indicate [...]

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