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Sleds, shovels selling fast

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Monday, January 10th, 2011, 3:23pm

There are two winter rites of passage for people in snowier areas than the Mid-South - shoveling and sledding.

If you’re interested in taking part in either of these activities, you need to act fast. Because while the Action News 5 Storm Tracking Team says the snow isn’t going away anytime soon, you might have a hard time finding either a sled or a snow shovel.

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Send us your winter weather photos!

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Monday, January 10th, 2011, 2:09pm

Winter weather has hit the Mid-South and we want to see what it looks like in your neck of the woods!

Snap some photos and upload them onto WMCTV.com via this page. We'll publish those photos on WMCTV.com and some of them will make them onto Action News 5’s Your Neighborhood websites.

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Snow, ice may make driving dangerous

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Monday, January 10th, 2011, 12:30pm

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is warning drivers to be careful if they’re forced to venture out on the state’s snowy streets and highways.

The department’s representatives say they’ve received reports that there are patches of ice on roads and highways across Shelby County.

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Preparedness now can help you survive disaster later

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011, 12:32pm

Preparedness now can help you survive disaster later

2010 proved to be quite a challenging year. As a county, we survived and recovered from several natural and man-made disasters.

January roared in with a winter storm that blanketed our region with ice, snow, and power outages. Several days of subzero temperatures followed in February.

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Stay safe, prepare for winter weather

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010, 4:53pm

Each year dozens of citizens die needlessly due to overexposure to cold, vehicle accidents on icy roadways, and home fires as a result of dangerous use of heaters. In an instant, people can become trapped in cars or in their homes without utilities.

A winter storm can negatively impact our community for days or weeks disrupting the flow of supplies and halting emergency and medical services.

The Shelby County Office of Preparedness wants citizens to get prepared for winter during “Winter Weather Awareness Week,” Nov. 15 through 20.

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Morning rain causes chaotic commute

Submitted by Tammy Phillips on Monday, July 12th, 10:43 am

Morning rain caused a chaotic commute for travelers across Shelby County. Heavy downpours that began in the early morning hours continued until after 9am. Street flooding and accidents slowed traffic to a halt in some areas. Traffic was stalled for more than 20 minutes in Shelby Farms around 8am. I-240 was also bumper to bumper. An accident at Sam Cooper and East Parkway backed cars up for almost a half mile around 9am.

Action News 5 Meteorologist Ron Childers says more than three inches of rain fell in Midtown this morning. He says the airport reporting station recorded 2.84 inches of rain. Ron says we can expect more scattered showers today and Tuesday.

You can get the latest forecast by clicking here.

A wreck at Sam Cooper & East Parkway backs up traffic.

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Dozens forced out of apartments by flooding

Submitted by Stuart Ervin on Saturday, May 1st, 3:41 pm

The flooding of a South Memphis apartment complex put 26 families out of their homes Saturday.

Floods forced first-floor tenants out of their homes at Lauderdale Oaks Apartments.

"It's like a lake," said Jayln Cobb. "The Mississippi River."

"People were crying," Sherman Weakley. "The kids were hollering."

The displaced residents found cover anywhere they could.

"We had an elderly lady we had to pull out of the window to get her out the house," Weakley said. "We had babies that had to be pulled out of the window to get out of the house."

Weakley said clogged drains and heavy rains left the apartment courtyard under four feet of water.

"I couldn't open the front door," Weakley said. "It rushed from the front door to the back door. One of my neighbors said, 'look, there go your shoes, and your clothes and your boots, going right out the back door.'"