Evacuations have started:
Memphis-area authorities this morning will begin distributing evacuation notices to nearly 1,100 homes, apartments and mobile homes threatened by flooding from the rising Mississippi River.
The notices, delivered by Memphis police, will go out to 959 residences in Memphis and 137 in outlying areas of Shelby County, said Division Chief Joseph Rike of the Memphis Fire Department. Citing security concerns, authorities declined to specify the street and neighborhoods where the evacuations will occur.
~~ Commercial-Appeal