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The storm became commonly known in the area as "Hurricane Elvis" [3] as its winds reached the level of a Category 2 hurricane. As the storm crossed the Mississippi River into Downtown Memphis, a barge recorded an unofficial wind reading of 108 mph (174 km/h).
Parts of the Mid-South will be under a flood watch Thursday due to heavy rain caused by Hurricane Francine. See where Memphis is on the weather map.
The hurricane spawned a deadly tornado outbreak and caused widespread flooding in Florida. As of October 21, 2024, Hurricane Milton killed at least 35 people: 32 in the United States and 3 in Mexico. Current damage estimates place the cost of destruction from the storm at US$34.3 billion. [9]
The effects of Hurricane Ike in inland North America, in September 2008, were unusually intense and included widespread damage across all or parts of eleven states – Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, [1] Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia, (not including Louisiana and Texas where the storm made landfall) and into parts of Ontario as Ike, which ...
A major supplier of IV fluids and peritoneal dialysis solutions closed because of hurricane damage, and Michigan hospitals are feeling the effects.
Damage and death figures are for the U.S. only. Storm caused an additional 551 deaths and US$5.08 billion in damage across the Caribbean. 46 1873 Dixon Bridge Disaster: Accident – bridge collapse Dixon, Illinois: 46 1886 1886 Indianola hurricane: Tropical cyclone Indianola, Texas: 46 1900 Red Ash Mine disasters: Accident – coal mine
Will Memphis football play South Florida this week? The Tigers (4-1, 0-1 American Athletic Conference) are scheduled to face South Florida (2-3, 0-1) on Saturday (2:30 p.m.) in Tampa.
There was also extensive damage on Pelican Lake in Crow Wing County with many trees down and structural damage to resorts and cabins. As the storms sagged south into the Twin Cities Metro Area, heavy rain and lightning were the biggest impacts with 1–2 inches (2.5–5.1 cm) of rain common. 1.7 inches (4.3 cm) of rain fell in an hour at the U ...