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Learn more about some of the most severe floods in Knoxville, including 1867's "The Great Freshet." ...
Water rescues and evacuations are underway in central Texas Friday morning after months’ worth of torrential rain fell in the span of hours, sending river levels surging and triggering deadly flash ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky Emergency Management posted on Facebook Sunday afternoon urging people who live along the Kentucky river to prepare for “the worst flood we’ve ever seen on the ...
In recent history, the flood in 2022, where 45 people died, is the worst. However, if you go back into the state’s history, a few dates, about 20 years apart, keep coming up. The first was the ...
Worst floods ever recorded in Brazil kill dozens, destroy key infrastructure. By Gabriela Sa Pessoa. Updated May 6, 2024 — 1.31am first published May 5, 2024 — 12.53pm. Save.
But at the same time, Vegas is flooding, the Colorado basin where Vegas is located is in its worst drought in 1,200 years. To make sense of it all, I had to totally change the way I think about ...
Slovenia has faced the worst-ever natural disaster in its history, Prime Minister Robert Golob said Saturday, after devastating floods caused damage estimated at half a billion euros ($550 million).
A "new lake" was formed in Burlington, part of East Knoxville, the News Sentinel reported March 26, 1965. In 1969, flood waters were strong enough to remove a manhole cover on Blount Avenue, the ...
Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia fared the worst in 1957, with President Dwight Eisenhower declaring major disaster areas in parts of each state, but Knoxville, too, experienced flooding, with ...
Learn more about some of the most severe floods in Knoxville, including 1867's "The Great Freshet." What are the worst floods to ever wash over Knoxville? From 1867 to 2019 ...
Knoxville has found itself underwater more than once through the years, and previous flooding has swamped familiar roads like North Broadway Street, State Street and Blount Avenue. Homes have even ...