The Tennessee River and other streams are lowering in hard-hit areas of north Alabama after days of flooding.
The National Weather Service says the Tennessee has crested throughout the region, even though the water is still high in many areas.
Flooded-out homeowners are now removing soggy carpet and furniture from their homes. Tanner Hunt of Muscle Shoals tells the TimesDaily newspaper that he and his wife had to evacuate after a nearby retention pond overflowed.
Officials are assessing the damage to public facilities including parks and marinas in the Tennessee Valley.
Three school systems remain closed and dozens of roads are shut down in west Tennessee after days of soaking rain caused rivers to rise and flooded homes, businesses, fields, docks and parks.
Schools in Hardeman, Hardin and McNairy counties were closed Tuesday due to flooding concerns. Homes and businesses have been affected there and throughout west Tennessee after several inches of rain fell last week.
Water rescues have taken place in several counties. News outlets report that in Decatur County, residents have been unable to return to homes because of high water.
The Tennessee River in Savannah, Tenn., is cresting at the third-highest level in recorded history. The Mississippi River in Memphis is predicted to crest at 41 feet on March 6, making it the fourth-highest crest for the waterway there.
Some areas received more than 1 foot of rain last week, and rainfall totals exceeding 10 inches (25 centimeters) were common.
Flooding and weekend tornadoes damaged more than 500 structures, and more flooding could occur as the water drains southward.
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