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.

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.

The Germantown Greenway will remain closed through the weekend.   City leaders are asking people to stay out of the flood-ravaged area.

Germantown Parks and Recreations director Pam Beasley says there is significant debris, mud and silt build up that must be removed before the trails reopen.

The two and a half mile green way - which skirts the Wolf River - flooded during last weekends storms.  Beasley says restrooms, signage and bridges were damaged.  The greenway could reopen by the middle of next week.