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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.
Dramatic videos and photos are emerging from across the Tennessee Valley and Appalachians after catastrophic and deadly flooding was reported across the region over the weekend.
The River Fund was created with proceeds from Garth Brooks' December 2010 concerts for flood relief and served the 52 flood-affected counties in Tennessee. On June 22, 2010, a benefit concert called "Nashville Rising" was held at Bridgestone Arena to raise money for Middle Tennessee flood relief efforts.
The flood crested in Memphis on May 10 and artificially crested in southern Louisiana on May 15, a week earlier than it would have if spillways had not been opened. [13] The United States Army Corps of Engineers stated that an area in Louisiana between Simmesport and Baton Rouge was expected to be inundated with 20–30 feet (6.1–9.1 m) of ...
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.
Which communities were affected by East Tennessee flooding This map shows key rivers - French Broad, Nolichucky and Pigeon - and dams that were hit hard by the floods. Key East Tennessee rivers ...
A powerful storm brought flooding rain and widespread power outages to portions of Kentucky and Tennessee, among other states, this past weekend.
The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in the history of the United States, with 27,000 square miles (70,000 km 2) inundated in depths of up to 30 feet (9 m) over the course of several months in early 1927. The period cost of the damage has been estimated to be between $246 million and $1 billion, which ranges ...