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2 days ago
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1 flown to hospital after tractor-trailer goes down embankment in Montgomery County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Montgomery County motorists may need to seek an alternate route Saturday evening while crews clear the scene of a tractor-trailer crash that left at least one person injured. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office's Facebook post from 6:31 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, Dixie Bee Road will be shut down for 'approximately the next couple of hours' due to cleanup efforts. 1 dead after pedestrian crash in Lewisburg, police say Authorities said a semi went off Interstate 24 and down the embankment onto Dixie Bee Road around 4:30 p.m. No other vehicles were involved in the incident. The sheriff's office said one person was being flown to an area hospital while another was being removed from the vehicle, but no major injuries were reported on her. After Montgomery County Fire Service requested assistance at mile marker 15 on I-24 West for an overturned tractor-trailer 'requiring heavy extrication,' Clarksville Fire Rescue announced at 7:22 p.m. that crews had successfully removed the second passenger from the cab of the vehicle. Fire officials added that 'the patient' was in stable condition and en route to Vanderbilt University Medical Center via LifeFlight, but they didn't specify whether that was the first passenger or the second passenger. READ MORE | Latest headlines from Clarksville and Montgomery County No additional details have been released about the crash, which is under investigation by Tennessee Highway Patrol. 📲 Download the News 2 app to stay updated on the go.📧 Sign up for WKRN email alerts to have breaking news sent to your inbox.💻 for Nashville, TN and all of Middle Tennessee. This is a developing story. WKRN News 2 will continue to update this article as new information becomes available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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18-05-2025
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Water rescue underway at Billy Dunlop Park in Clarksville
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — First responders launched a water rescue operation Sunday afternoon following the disappearance of a boy in Clarksville. The Clarksville Police Department said it responded to Billy Dunlop Park just after 1:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 18 to help Clarksville Fire Rescue and Montgomery County EMS with a water rescue. Lebanon police investigating shooting that left 1 injured According to authorities, a father reported his 12-year-old son went missing after he was last seen in the river. Officials announced shortly before 3 p.m. that Billy Dunlop Park, Robert Clark Park, and the Blueway are closed until further notice as a precaution. No additional details have been released about this incident. 📲 Download the News 2 app to stay updated on the go.📧 Sign up for WKRN email alerts to have breaking news sent to your inbox.💻 for Nashville, TN and all of Middle Tennessee. This is a developing story. WKRN News 2 will continue to update this article as new information becomes available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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07-04-2025
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Clarksville hit with 10 inches of rain as rivers rose and residents evacuate their homes
As tornado threats dropped by Friday, flooding and rain continued in Clarksville over the weekend, causing neighborhoods to flood, 30 roads to close, river levels to rise and schools to be closed. The National Weather Service reported that Clarksville received 10 inches of rain by Monday. According to school officials, an estimated 4,500 or more residents may not be able to access their neighborhoods or homes, leading to school closures. Both the Cumberland and Red Rivers began to crest over the weekend though began to recede by Monday morning. The National Weather Service canceled the River Flood Warnings. The Cumberland River, which reaches flood stages at 46 feet, peaked at 50.54 feet at 7 p.m. Sunday. By 7 a.m. Monday, the river had dropped to 49.61 feet and is continuing to fall, moving toward safer levels. The Red River, with a flood stage of 30 feet, crested at 39.30 feet at 6 p.m. Sunday. As of 7:30 a.m. Monday, it had slowly begun to recede, with levels at 37.4 feet. High rainfall levels led to evacuations in some areas, including the Farmington neighborhood early Sunday afternoon and Woodstock neighborhood overnight, carried out by Clarksville Fire Rescue. "Our city lies near the geographical center of a broad region of the nation that has been besieged by flooding rains and dangerous storms since Wednesday night," said Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts in a statement Saturday. "We are asking residents in the Clarksville area who live in historically flood-prone, or low-lying areas to revisit their household emergency plans, and be prepared to possibly relocate, if necessary." Sunday afternoon, Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools announced they would be closed on Monday, with over 30 roads closed throughout the county. "By the time floodwaters crest this evening, an estimated 4,500 or more residents may not be able to access their neighborhoods or homes, and emergency crews are currently evacuating dozens of residents," the district said in its announcement on Facebook. "Please stay tuned to local news and follow the guidance of emergency personnel." Resources for flood victims are available by the United Way of the Greater Clarksville Region and Red Cross. To request assistance with United Way, you can fill out a digital form and a referral will be made within 48 to 96 hours. The Red Cross has opened a shelter at the Clarksville Parks & Recreation Department's Crow Recreation Center, 211 Richview Road. Those needing financial assistance can call 1-800-RED-CROSS to connect with a case worker. This article originally appeared on Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle: Flood emergency in Clarksville: Rivers crest, evacuations ordered
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17-02-2025
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Death toll climbs to 13, rescues ongoing in hard-hit Kentucky amid devastating flooding
Water levels continue to rise across Kentucky and other parts of the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic regions, which are already reeling from a deadly coast-to-coast winter storm. Now, the situation is set to worsen as another major storm threatens snow and dangerously cold weather. The storm, which hammered several states with severe weather and heavy rainfall over the weekend, has claimed at least 13 lives-one person died when a tree fell on a home in Atlanta, another in West Virginia, and 11 in Kentucky including a mother and a 7-year-old child who were in a car stuck in high water. Clarksville Fire Rescue members perform water rescues to evacuate trapped people during flooding on February 16, 2025 in Clarksville, Tennessee. (Photo credit: Getty Images) Emergency teams from the Kentucky National Guard and Kentucky State Police conducted over 1,000 rescues and first responders went "door to door" in flooded zones to ensure everyone's safety, said Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear during a Monday press conference In just under 24 hours, a deluge exceeding a month's worth of rain inundated Kentucky, triggering the lethal floods. Despite the end of the rainfall, the flooding danger persists as waterways remained swollen, Beshear added. Beshear declared a state of emergency on Friday ahead of the storm to get approval for a federal disaster declaration that made federal aid available to affected areas, including ongoing search and rescue operations. "There are still people at risk," Beshear emphasized Monday, noting that rescue operations were ongoing, even though they believed they had reached "many, if not most" of those affected by the floods, which have closed more than 340 roads, a potentially record number. "Some rivers haven't yet crested, and our emergency operations are particularly focused on those areas-especially in Martin County, where we may need to relocate over 100 people to safer locations," he added. Stream and river levels will keep rising over the next few days in some areas, potentially causing new flooding. "Levels on the progressively larger rivers in the region may continue to rise well into early week. Officials may need to take preventative action in some communities or be prepared to act quickly as waters rise," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said. Kentucky's recent flood crisis comes two years after devastating floods claimed 43 lives and ravaged parts of the state. Kentucky was not alone in facing severe flooding. Over the weekend, five flash flood emergencies were issued in parts of Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee. A truck sits in flood waters along the Cumberland River, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, in Clarksville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) One such emergency occurred when floodwaters breached a levee in Obion County, Tennessee, on Sunday. The county was under a state of emergency, with mandatory evacuations in Rives, Tennessee, according to Obion County Mayor Steve Carr. More areas could face similar situations in the coming days as river levels continue to rise. In Virginia, flooding combined with recent snow and ice exacerbated an already perilous situation by adding a hypothermia risk for anyone caught in the frigid waters. This risk will become more prevalent as temperatures drop this week. In Indiana, drone footage showed homes and roads submerged in floodwaters amidst snowy conditions on Sunday. "It floods here every year, but it's been a while since it's been this bad," said Hardinsburg resident Shelby Sandlin in a Facebook post. In Atlanta, one person died in the Grove Park area overnight Sunday when a large tree fell on a home during intense thunderstorms, Atlanta Fire Rescue Capt. Scott Powell said on Sunday. Fire officials found the person trapped inside the house around 5 a.m. EST, but they ultimately succumbed to their injuries, Powell added. The storm also caused widespread power outages, affecting more than 500,000 homes and businesses. As of Monday morning, most of the outages in the Southern states had been restored. More than 200,000 customers remained without power farther north where snow fell across the mid-Atlantic region, according to
