2010 floods in Nashville and surrounding areas
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The May 2010 Tennessee floods were 1,000-year floods in Middle Tennessee, West Tennessee, south-central and western Kentucky and northern Mississippi areas of the United States of America as the result of torrential rains on May 1 and 2, 2010. ...
Two-day rain totals in some areas were greater than 19 inches (480 mm).
The newsroom of WTVF was flooded and nonoperational for 3 months. Equipment was hastily moved during the flooding and set up at various locations around the building.
The Harrington water treatment plant, one of two in the city, flooded and the other was spared by mere feet; on Monday, May 3 residents were ordered to restrict water use, a situation that lasted for about a month.
The Dry Creek wastewater treatment plant in Madison was flooded with some equipment areas under more than 40 ft of water. Disinfection was quickly restored but recovery efforts required about a month to restore full operation to the major plant processes.
The newsroom of WTVF was flooded and nonoperational for 3 months. Equipment was hastily moved during the flooding and set up at various locations around the building.
The Harrington water treatment plant, one of two in the city, flooded and the other was spared by mere feet; on Monday, May 3 residents were ordered to restrict water use, a situation that lasted for about a month.
The Dry Creek wastewater treatment plant in Madison was flooded with some equipment areas under more than 40 ft of water. Disinfection was quickly restored but recovery efforts required about a month to restore full operation to the major plant processes. The newsroom of WTVF was flooded and nonoperational for 3 months. Equipment was hastily moved during the flooding and set up at various locations around the building.
The Harrington water treatment plant, one of two in the city, flooded and the other was spared by mere feet; on Monday, May 3 residents were ordered to restrict water use, a situation that lasted for about a month.
The Dry Creek wastewater treatment plant in Madison was flooded with some equipment areas under more than 40 ft of water. Disinfection was quickly restored but recovery efforts required about a month to restore full operation to the major plant processes.
Aerial Photograph of the Dry Creek WWTP during the flood Nashville/Davidson County was declared a Federal Disaster Area on May 4.
According to Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, damage estimates in Nashville totalled $1.5 billion not including damage to roads and bridges or public buildings, as well as contents inside buildings and residences.
Aerial Photograph of the Dry Creek WWTP during the flood Nashville/Davidson County was declared a Federal Disaster Area on May 4.
According to Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, damage estimates in Nashville totalled $1.5 billion not including damage to roads and bridges or public buildings, as well as contents inside buildings and residences.
A Flood Warning remains in effect for Clarksville-Montgomery County through the rest of the weekend. A Clone Drone footage shows flooding Clarksville was posted on clarksvillenow.com.
And in my area, Hendersonville, Tennessee; Drakes Creek Park and Ball Fields right off main Street in Hendersonville Sumner County Tn was flooded. The main street going through Hendersonville to Gallatin flooded near the intersection of Sanders Ferry Rd, where several businesses, homes and apartments are. I was on call as a chaplain/lst responder should we have to evacuate our apartments off of Sanders Ferry Rd and Hictory Heights Drive. Thankfully we did not have to evavate but could not drive down Sanders Ferry Road due to road flooding near Hendersonville's Main Street. Our major way of leaving our location to go to Gallatin and surrounding areas.
Sources
- 20 things to know about the 2010 Nashville flood - The Tennessean
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2015/.../nashville-flood.../26653901/ Apr 30, 2015 - Six years ago, Nashville was brought to its knees by a flood the likes of which it had never known. Lives were lost and homes were ruined but Nashville rose above the tragedy.
- Hendersonville Fire Department.
- The Tennessean. Sumner County insert.
- WSMV Channel 4 and WZTV Channel 17 local News cast.
- My own remembrance of event. Dorothy Barry, WikiTree member.
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