Tennessee River Closed to Recreational Boats

May 5, 2010
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The US Coast Guard has closed the Tennessee River from Paducah, Ky to Pickwick Landing due to debris and high waters. Commercial boats are still allowed. More as the information becomes available. h/t WMCTV.

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Helping With the Disaster from Memphis

May 5, 2010
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With all the destruction across the state, people in Memphis may be wondering how to help. The Red Cross will be set up at WMCTV at 1960 Union until 6pm today to take donations for the relief effort here in West Tennessee. If you can’t make it by the station, Call (901) 872-4357 for...

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Now is Not the Time to Party

May 5, 2010
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S-Town Mike has a commentary about the focus on commerce over the human tragedy in Nashville. The receding flood waters are going to give up more dead Middle Tennesseans in the next few days and weeks. Before we party we need to mourn and bury our dead. We’ve got a bulging population of homeless...

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Note to Rubberneckers – Don’t Be a Dick

May 5, 2010
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The Clarksville Leaf Chronicle has an article about thenumber of spectators that have come to see the damage. From the article: Reports of spectators slowing traffic, getting too close the water to take pictures or even swimming were reported to E-911 center. “We deal with them with courtesy,” Knoll said. “Everyone is under a...

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Flood View from Space

May 5, 2010
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Flood View from Space

NASA has a post up that shows what the flooding looks like from space.

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Reflections From the Opryland Evacuation

May 5, 2010
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Reflections From the Opryland Evacuation

Kingsport Times News reporter Kevin Castle, reflects on the evacuation from Opryland this weekend in the wake of the impending floods and a similar event that he lived through in Virginia back in 1976. Now, my dear friends and I, all of whom traveled from Wise and Russell counties in Virginia to see their...

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