General Discussion

So, I'm in Greene County TN about 12 miles from the Nolichucky dam and 8 miles from the river. When my Internet came back on a day after the hurricane came through, my landline came back on too. I noticed a message left on it from the Sheriff's Department.

It was an evacuation order for everyone downriver of the Nolichucky dam because the dam had busted.

Well, first off the dam never busted, it held up to all the water mother nature threw at it.

Second I'm at the top of a hill that would require unimaginable amounts of water for the flood to lap at my house foundation. Half of East TN would have to flood first.

Third it does and did flood at the road at the bottom of my lane. For me to attempt evacuation at that time, would have been much more dangerous then staying.

Fourth, there are a lot of streams where I live. Some only form if there is a lot of rain, called a dry stream. The streams were flowing but not excessively so. There is an older couple who lives near the bottom of my lane. That stream goes within yards of their trailer home. Their home never flooded though the road in front did flood for some time.

And here's the weird thing that maybe someone can explain to me. All the people who lived by the river were flooded and devastated. But the people who lived by some very large streams did just fine. I just have to wonder why.

Anyway, the water is back on and I can't wait to get my hot water working and take a shower.