Tag Archives: Flood

Flash flooding and strong winds across the Upper Cumberland has caused minor damage as emergency personnel evaluate Friday morning. Clay County EMA Director Kyle Haney said the main issue he saw was downed trees and a small field fire caused by damaged power lines. “Last night around 7:00 p.m., there was a tree that fell on the power line in ... Read More »

Fentress County has experienced significant flood damage on Clear Creek Lane. Road Supervisor Joey Reagan said the road got washed out splitting the road in two, and stranding about 15 families. Reagan said crews are working on the road now but expects the road to be closed for multiple days. He said they are working to get new culvert pipe ... Read More »

Cumberland County EMA has emergency crews dispatched to clear trees and down power lines on Lawson Road. Trees are also reportedly down on Tabor Loop. EMA Director Travis Cole is asking residents to stay out of the area and let the responders work. He said cars are piling up from people trying to see damage in the area north of ... Read More »

Putnam County is set to move forward with fixing flood issues along North Quinland Lake Road. Putnam County Road Supervisor Randy Jones said that they plan to fix the overflow system by giving it greater capacity for big rain events. “It keeps overflowing and washing the lower side of the road away,” Jones said. “We have had an engineer draw ... Read More »

Putnam EMA Director Tyler Smith says possible flooded roads are his biggest concern with remnants of Hurricane Ida. The heaviest of rain is expected to fall overnight, into Tuesday morning. Smith said that the best protocol for drivers in the next 24 hours is to “turn around, don’t drown.” “We get so many people that take a chance,” Smith said. ... Read More »

This week’s flooding in middle Tennessee serves as a reminder for flood insurance. Vice President of Operations for Swallows Insurance Agency Kelly Swallows said that flooding is not covered in most homeowners’ protection. Swallows said that when communities see floods like last weekend, it serves as a reminder that flood insurance policies don’t serve only those on flood plains. “I ... Read More »

Livingston’s hazard mitigation grant application to buy at-risk homes in a flood plain is in FEMA’s hands. Administrative Assistant Rebecca Clayton said that five to six homeowners have said they want to be in this program. Clayton said the city has applied for roughly $830,000 to buy affected homes. “This is an estimate of what FEMA thinks that the properties ... Read More »

Livingston’s hazard mitigation plan will be voluntary for property owners once the process begins. The city held a meeting Tuesday night to inform property owners the next steps in the process will be property appraisal assessments once FEMA approves their plan. TEMA representative Donna Holden said that should a property owner agree to doing an assessment, that does not bind ... Read More »

Livingston has resubmitted the necessary documents to TEMA in the next step to getting funding for long-term flooding mitigation. The funding would allow the city of Livingston to purchase property from citizens with a high risk for flooding. UCDD Deputy Director Tommy Lee said that TEMA has to submit the documents to the federal level. “And now we are simply ... Read More »

FEMA has been in Jackson County since Monday doing damage assessment from the March flood. According to the state of Tennessee, Jackson County has over $3.9 million in reported damages. Highway Superintendent Preacher Anderson said the county cannot do any work right now that could impact a running stream. “FEMA advised me yesterday and again today, ‘do not start any ... Read More »