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At least 10 killed in Tennessee flash floods; dozens missing
local10.com ^ | August 21, 2021 | Associated Press

Posted on 08/22/2021 12:08:07 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

Rescue crews searched desperately Sunday amid shattered homes and tangled debris for dozens of people still missing after record-breaking rain sent floodwaters surging through Middle Tennessee.

At least 10 people were killed, including twin toddlers who were swept from their father's arms, according to surviving family members. Authorities feared the death toll could rise.

The flooding in rural areas took out roads, cellphone towers and telephone lines, leaving families uncertain about whether their loved ones survived the unprecedented deluge. Emergency workers were searching door to door, said Kristi Brown, a coordinator for health and safety supervisor with Humphreys County Schools.

Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said many of the missing live in the neighborhoods where the water rose the fastest.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Outdoors; Weather
KEYWORDS: 10killed; 17inches; dozensmissing; flooding; rain; recordbreaking; tennessee

1 posted on 08/22/2021 12:08:07 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

bookmark


2 posted on 08/22/2021 12:22:32 PM PDT by GOP Poet (Super cool you can change your tag line EVERYTIME you post!! :D. (Small things make me happy))
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To: GOP Poet

Meanwhile, some trees are blowing around in New England...


3 posted on 08/22/2021 12:26:18 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Living in a flood plain has it’s downsides.


4 posted on 08/22/2021 12:33:31 PM PDT by TheDon (Resist the usurpers)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

None are the ruling class elite, so its all good.


5 posted on 08/22/2021 12:34:58 PM PDT by americas.best.days... ( Donald John Trump has pulled the sword from the stone.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I just saw on the Weather Channel that the death toll is up to at least 21. Prayers up for the victims and families.


6 posted on 08/22/2021 1:25:51 PM PDT by deoetdoctrinae (Gun-free zones are playgrounds for criminals.)
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To: TheDon
Living in a flood plain has it’s downsides.

Yep. People who have never experienced this have no idea how quickly the situation can turn dire.

7 posted on 08/22/2021 1:40:37 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: deoetdoctrinae

That is awful. I pray there are no more.


8 posted on 08/22/2021 1:56:41 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods ( comment might be sarcasm, or not. It depends. Often I'm not sure either.)
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https://www.wkrn.com/news/chief-deputy-17-dead-more-than-40-missing-in-humphreys-county-after-catastrophic-flooding/


9 posted on 08/22/2021 2:19:24 PM PDT by deport ( )
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https://fox17.com/news/local/video-shows-massive-flooding-at-loretta-lynns-ranch-in-humphreys-county-tennessee-country-music-historic-floods-drone-campground-tours-detroyed


10 posted on 08/22/2021 2:20:51 PM PDT by deport ( )
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https://twitter.com/i/status/1429415140684881926
15 second video


11 posted on 08/22/2021 2:23:48 PM PDT by deport ( )
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To: Berlin_Freeper

RIP.


12 posted on 08/22/2021 2:30:57 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (DEFEAT THE COUP D'ETAT BY THE STALINAZI DERP STATE !)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Bttt


13 posted on 08/22/2021 3:54:52 PM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (America -- July 4, 1776 to November 3, 2020 -- R.I.P.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

A lot of my family lives in Waverly and Dickson.

Been trying to find out if they’re ok.


14 posted on 08/22/2021 4:18:38 PM PDT by justme4now (Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it)
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To: TheDon

Living in a flood plain has it’s downsides.


Sure looks like a flood plain to me. If you look at an elevation map of the area one can see why the flood was so devastating. This is a replay of the WV flood a few years ago.

https://apps.nationalmap.gov/viewer/


15 posted on 08/23/2021 10:57:12 AM PDT by EVO X ( )
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To: Berlin_Freeper

All these floods throughout the world, and not a word from hollywood, and no insufferable leftist preaching about “doing something” - which they would, if a REPUBLICAN were President.


16 posted on 08/29/2021 8:09:22 AM PDT by PhineasSpear (PhineasSpear)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Ida will probably be going there too.


17 posted on 08/29/2021 8:10:08 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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