to crest some time possibly on wednesday here in memphis. we re seeing records being set to the north. we re seeing high water marks expected to the south of here. very close to a record here in memphis. and this is what 46 feet above flood level looks like. this is a city park, believe it or not. you see the trees that are in the water. you see this big lake here behind me. that s actually a parking lot where people come to park and enjoy this green space during the day, during the week. right now, it s all just under water. and the thing about this flood, it s very slow coming in, very slow coming up. it s going to be very slow to leave as well. they re looking at this, having an impact possibly until the end of may before all of the water is actually gone. and the big problem they re looking at, because they have so many flood walls and levees here at the river, they re seeing problems in the tributaries of the rivers that empty into the
to improve your weless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we re covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to give you the best network possible. at&t. rethink possible. shepard: the coast guard has now closed down parts of the river traffic along the mighty mississippi as the water levels are rising in unprecedented ways. they shut down a five mile stretch near southeastern missouri. there is concern the wake from large boats could push water over the flood walls there. meantime officials from memphis to louisiana are urging people in low lying areas to get out now. those who have lost their homes and livelihoods say they are not giving in. my business is gone. it s gone under water. it s made my living and took my living. i m going to regain, i m going to regroup, i m coming back
flood walls. they have levees, and they have all sorts of protection that they didn t have back in the 1930s in the last big flood like this, but they are not taking any chances. there are still area where is the homes are up close to wear, the and yesterday we saw the water encroaching into the area of the houses, and that water getting into the houses today. so they are taking a lot of precautions, and making sure that the people make the best use of this time as the water continues to come up, t.j. and david, what areas are we talking about here? of course, the downtown memphis area sits right there on the river. i know that mud island is there and a lot of homes and newer area and upscale area, and what are they are trying desperately of the city to protect? just that downtown area? that main downtown area actually has the best protection. that is where you will see the highest levees and the biggest flood walls, so that part of the town is protected.
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you do have warning that the potential trouble could be there? we have flood walls that protect the city, so they re all up, and we re not projecting any amount of rain that s going to go over the flood wall. so the core city of louisville is in pretty good shape. up river and down river, we re in a little more trouble. we had a large flood in 1997, and the city invested over a quarter of a billion dollars in green infrastructure projects since theand that s really prove to work out well during this particular problem we have right now. shannon: and mayor, since you re talking with us, we re looking at photos and video of louisville that show gas stations under water, swift waters moving by, a lot of water approaching the porches of some homes. how do residents deal with that at this point? are there options for them to leave? are you asking them to havingate evacuate yet? yeah, those are homes in the flood plains themselves so those residents know what they re going into when th