Ngokwesibalo, i-Memphis ithola isilinganiso samaqanda amathathu ngonyaka. Le mali isakazeka ngaphezu kwesikhathi sasebusika futhi ingabandakanya iziqhwa eziningana ezehlukene.
Imvula eqhwa ngoJanuwari inama-intshi amabili kanti inqamulelo ejwayelekile eFebhuwari ingama-intshi angu-1, kuyilapho kuneqhwa elincane kangangokuthi akukho neqhwa elivamile kwezinye izinyanga ezingu-10.
Izakhamuzi eziningi ezihlala isikhathi eside eMemphis zigcina ukuthi umuzi wawuvame ukuthola iqhwa elingaphezulu kunelilanga lanamuhla.
Imikhombandlela yokuchaza ukuthi kungani lokhu kuzokwenzeka kuhlanganisa ukufudumala kwezwe, umqondo wokuthi i-bluffs yoMfula iMississippi ihlanekela iqhwa, futhi "i-Pyramid theory" ebonisa ukuthi iBass Pro Pyramid ichitha iziphepho zeqhwa ezivela entshonalanga. Lokhu okugcina kungagcini futhi kungenakwenzeka.
Lezi ziqhwa ezimbili ezinkulu kakhulu emlandweni waseMemphis empeleni zenzeke emashumini eminyaka edlule, zinikeza abanye ubufakazi bokuthi idolobha livame ukubona iqhwa elengeziwe. Eyokuqala yalezi zithwathwa zenzeke phakathi kuka-Mashi 16 no-17, 1892 futhi zafaka inqamule egcwele 18 yeqhwa emhlabathini. Esesibili senzeke ngo-Mashi 22, 1968 lapho idolobha liphelile ngamasentimitha angu-16.5 weqhwa.
Ngesikhathi i-Memphis ingatholakali kuphi eduze kwe-snowfall ejwayelekile yezwe (okungama-intshi angu-25 ngonyaka), kungenzeka ukuthi idolobha lizobhekana nezinsuku eziningana ngemvula yasebusika efana neqhwa, i-sleet, nemvula ebandayo minyaka yonke.
Ngokuqinisekile ungalindela ukushisa kwezulu ebusika nezinsuku ezibandayo izikhathi eziningana phakathi nonyaka.
Ngo-1994, iMemphis yashaywa yisiphepho esikhulu seqhwa esabangela umonakalo omkhulu emithini nemigqa yamandla, eshiya abantu abangaphezu kuka-300 000 abangenawo ugesi izinsuku futhi, ngezinye izikhathi, amasonto.