May 7, 2011

2011 Spring Flooding: Saturday, May 7, 2011

Rose Fair holds her dog Rascal as she prepares to leave her home due to rising floodwaters at the Rosewood Estates mobile home park Saturday, May 7, 2011, in Memphis, Tenn. Communities all along the banks of the Mississippi are keeping a close eye on the river's rise with the crest in Memphis not expected until Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

William Owen holds his dog Precious at an emergency center after being evacuated from flooded Redwood Estates trailer park in Memphis, Tenn., on Saturday, May 7, 2011. About two dozen people were rescued and transported by bus to Raleigh Springs Mall. The National Weather Service is predicting a 48-foot crest of the Mississippi River on May 11. (AP Photo/Lance Murphey)

Clarence Garland backs his truck up to the front porch of the home of Robert Gardner Saturday, May 7, 2011 under the direction of Jesse Davis, center, as Gradner holds open his front door of his home in Tiptonville, Tenn., near the Mississippi River. They were moving some of Gardner's furniture back in after the water around his home had receded. (AP Photo/ Daniel R. Patmore)

Sandbags surround the U.S. Coast Guard station which is threatened by rising waters from the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday, May 4, 2011. The National Weather Service is predicting a 48-foot crest of the Mississippi River on May 11. (AP Photo/Lance Murphey)

Flooded homes are seen along Catherine Street in Metropolis, Ill., as flooding has receeded slightly Saturday, May 7, 2011. Water levels declined Friday on the Mississippi and Wabash Rivers, but were holding or slightly higher on the Ohio River, said Illinois Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman Patti Thompson. (AP Photo/The Paducah Sun, Stephen Lance Dennee)

Melinda Valentine, from left, Tiffany Nails, 7, and Chad McCormack get off a bus at an emergency center after being evacuated from flooded Redwood Estates trailer park by county rescue workers in Memphis, Tenn., on Saturday, May 7, 2011. About two dozen people were rescued and transported by bus to Raleigh Springs Mall. The National Weather Service is predicting a 48-foot crest of the Mississippi River on May 11. (AP Photo/Lance Murphey)

A bystander takes pictures of the Mississippi River as it floods Riverside Drive at the base of Beale Street in Memphis, Tenn., on Saturday, May 7, 2011. The National Weather Service is predicting a 48-foot crest of the Mississippi River on May 11. (AP Photo/Lance Murphey)

An antique tractor is seen in the flood water from the Ohio River on Second Street in Metropolis, Ill., Friday, April 29, 2011. (AP Photo/The Paducah Sun, Stephen Lance Dennee)

A tugboat passes the Hernando de Soto Bridge in Memphis, Tenn., where fields behind the bridge are flooded by the rising Mississippi River on Wednesday, May 4, 2011. The National Weather Service is predicting a 48-foot crest of the Mississippi River on May 11. (AP Photo/Lance Murphey)

A garbage dumpster is seen surrounded by floodwater as Mud Island River Park is seen in the background Saturday, May 7, 2011, in Memphis, Tenn. Communities all along the banks of the Mississippi are keeping a close eye on the river's rise with the crest in Memphis not expected until Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

A ramp leading to the Memphis Queen riverboat and its parking area are surrounded by floodwater Saturday, May 7, 2011, in Memphis, Tenn. Communities all along the banks of the Mississippi are keeping a close eye on the river's rise with the crest in Memphis not expected until Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

M.D. Kittle ~ mkittle@semissourian.com Water stands along the Highway 3 Flea Market in Illinois on Saturday, May 7, 2011.

M.D. Kittle ~ mkittle@semissourian.com Water slowly recedes from the sandbags and homes along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, Ill., on Saturday, May 7, 2011.

M.D. Kittle ~ mkittle@semissourian.com Water covers Bridge Street off of Highway 3 in McClure, Ill., on Saturday, May 7, 2011.

M.D. Kittle ~ mkittle@semissourian.com Water still surrounds the homes along Highway 3 in McClure, Ill., on Saturday, May 7, 2011.

M.D. Kittle ~ mkittle@semissourian.com Water slowly recedes from the homes along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, Ill., on Saturday, May 7, 2011.

Cyril Forck, 90, catches a small perch from his backyard deck, which is usually 50 feet away from the edge of the Mississippi River, on Mud Island in Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday, May 4, 2011. The National Weather Service is predicting a 48-foot crest of the Mississippi River on May 11. (AP Photo/Lance Murphey)

Pam Young stands on her front porch holding her granddaughter, 18 month old Alex Boyd in her arms as she looks at all the water around her home on Saturday May 7, 2011 on the north end of Tiptonville, Tenn. .Young only left her home for two day because of flood waters from the Mississippi. (AP Photo/ Daniel R. Patmore)

Volunteers fill sandbags to prepare for floodwaters at the Pyramid Arena, which is separated by a floodwall from the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday, May 4, 2011. The National Weather Service is predicting a 48-foot crest of the Mississippi River on May 11. (AP Photo/Lance Murphey)

County rescue workers ride a Memphis Fire Department boat after helping evacuate about two dozen people from flooded Redwood Estates trailer park by in Memphis, Tenn., on Saturday, May 7, 2011. About two dozen people were rescued and transported by bus to Raleigh Springs Mall. The National Weather Service is predicting a 48-foot crest of the Mississippi River on May 11. (AP Photo/Lance Murphey)

A tugboat heads under the Harahan Bridge in Memphis, Tenn., next to Tom Lee Park which is beginning to be flooded by the Mississippi River on Friday, May 6, 2011. Memphis Police began distributing more than 1,000 evacuation notices to area homeowners on Friday. (AP Photo/Lance Murphey)

Volunteers fill sandbags at the Pyramid Arena to prepare for rising floodwaters from the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday, May 4, 2011. The National Weather Service is predicting a 48-foot crest of the Mississippi River on May 11. (AP Photo/Lance Murphey)

Boaters paddle by a flooded section of Mud Island River Park in Memphis, Tenn., on Saturday, May 7, 2011. The National Weather Service is predicting a 48-foot crest of the Mississippi River on May 11. (AP Photo/Lance Murphey)

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