Midtown residents express concern as flooding stops them from leaving home
Apr 05, 2025
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Throughout the day, our Team Three Weather Coverage continues as flooding has occurred across the Mid-South.
In Midtown, residents of an apartment complex said that flooding is preventing them from leaving their homes.
One tenant spoke with WREG and said her concerns have bee
n growing since Thursday.
"Trying to maneuver and step through it, I'm gonna be wet before I even get to work," she said. "It's just horrible. I couldn't even get a Lyft. A Lyft driver wouldn't even come this way. When I tried to order a Lyft, it was $70."
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She said the floodwaters also entered her apartment.
"It’s flooded inside my home. When I literally tried to sweep the water out, it don’t do no good," the resident said. "Because if I’m sweeping it out, it’s still gone come back in, because it has nowhere to go."
The resident told WREG she brought her concerns to management, but nothing has been done to fix the issue.
In addition to the flooding, she's also concerned about the stairway above her.
Earlier this week, an apartment complex across the street had a stairway collapse that resulted in evacuations.
Stairs collapse at Medical District apartment complex
Collapsed stairs at a Medical District apartment.
The resident said she's afraid something similar could happen where she lives.
"I’m extremely concerned about that. That’s what’s really blowing me," she said. "Because hey, what’s up, comes down. I’m down and I could just be normally walking and strolling and ‘boom, boom, boom. That’s my head.”
WREG reached out to FP Memphis LLC, the company that manages and owns that apartment complex.
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