[usconservative]

A dam in eastern Tennessee in Cocke County has been breached. At least one dam in North Carolina (at Lake Lure) is in danger of collapse. Evacuations downstream from the dams are occurring in both states. I-40 connecting Tennessee and North Carolina has suffered a major collapse and is closed indefinitely.

My oldest son is in Johnson City, TN. Everything around him is flooded. Elizabethton, Erwin and more. Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Sieverville are expected to flood bad too.

The collapse of I-40 between TN and NC is going to have a major impact to traffic in/out of NC.

In addition to the I-40 collapse, I-26 sank/collapsed south of Johnson City which makes things even worse.

Water to Johnson City & elsewhere is OFF due to the flooding.

S.E. TN and Northwest NC got whacked HARD.

I'm 30 miles SW of Chicago and it's windy AF here right now. We're supposed to get some (much needed) rain from the remnants of the hurricane overnight.

[steve86]

Best wishes for your son and family.

My favorite all-time FReeper, Mrs. Don-o, was from Johnson City.