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This image comes from drone video showing the scope of flooding after a levee failed in Tennessee on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025.
Ten bridges in the county remained closed well after the event as a result of flood damage, including the westbound U.S. 70 bridge over Trace Creek, the TN 230 bridges over Hurricane Creek, and seven county-owned bridges across Trace Creek, Blue Creek, Hurricane Creek, Little Hurricane Creek, and Bateman Branch. [21] [22]
At Thursday's town council meeting, Mayor James Dodd said the flooding was just one result of what he called "mind-boggling" mismanagement. In Dover, $38K bill for town hall flood cleanup sparks ...
Douglas Dam was spilling a record amount of water, 450,000 gallons a second. The Nolichucky Dam withstood twice the water flow of Niagara Falls.
Dover is a city in and the county seat of Stewart County, Tennessee, [5] 67 miles (108 km) west-northwest of Nashville on the Cumberland River. Fort Donelson National Cemetery is in Dover. The population was 1,442 at the 2000 census and the 2010 census showed a population of 1,417.
Flooding forced Obion County Schools to cancel classes on August 4. [17] The National Weather Service in Memphis, Tennessee called the flooding in Union City and surrounding areas "catastrophic". [12] A portion of Interstate 40 was closed. [12] 11.49 inches (292 mm) of rain fell in Union City, which prompted a flash flood emergency.
Gov. Bill Lee and other state and federal officials traveled to northeast Tennessee on Saturday to survey catastrophic flood damage in several counties in the wake of Tropical Storm Helene.
Lick Creek is a significant flood threat in western and northern Greene County. In January 2013, The Greeneville Sun reported that more than 50 roads were impassable to vehicle traffic following more than five inches of rain in 48 hours. Many of the closed roads were covered by a flooding Lick Creek. [6]