Experts say understanding what is possible during major flooding events is critical to prepare for flooding across the state in our new climate reality.
Tennessee’s military department is planning to fund flood preparedness tech — including a ‘mesonet’
Flood preparedness may be the top safety priority in Tennessee next year. The Tennessee Department of Military requested about $5 million during a budget hearing with Gov. Bill Lee last week to develop “flood preparedness tools.”
A Tennessee professor is building tech that detects floods, with rural communities like Waverly in mind
To respond to the parallel risks of worsening floods and data scarcity, a Tennessee Technological University professor started building prototypes of a low-cost flood sensor.
A year later, Waverly remembers the 20 lives lost to flood
In August 2021, a nearly 21-inch rainfall sent massive streams of water through the town of Waverly and surrounding areas. A year later, the evidence is written on broken pipes, stained buildings and the faces of its citizens.
Waverly’s flood recovery has a long way to go, and the deaths and departures make for an uncertain future
It’s been one year since a flood tore through Waverly, Tenn., and killed 20 people. There’s been lots of effort to rebuild, but it’s still unclear if the town will ever be the same.
Extreme rainfall in Tennessee is revealing a hidden health threat — hazardous chemical facilities
In the U.S., more than 11,000 facilities have “extremely” hazardous chemicals in amounts that could harm people, the environment and property if released. About a third are located in areas with prominent climate hazards, like wildfires, storm surges, flooding and sea level rise. In Tennessee, the main threat is flooding.
A renovated boot factory will be the classroom for Waverly students next semester
The nearly $12 million renovation will mostly be covered by FEMA, with the state and local government pitching in a small portion of the funds.
A high school senior reflects on her community’s resilience after a devastating flood
Zoe Turner survived a flood that killed 20 neighbors. But now that she’s graduated high school, she’s trying to leave behind the lingering damage and move on to the next phase of her life.
Waverly’s graduating seniors pay one last visit to the elementary school wiped out by record flood
The goodbye was part of a years long tradition that was interrupted by the deadly flood last August.
Teacher raises, tax cuts, Titans dome are in Tennessee’s $53 billion budget. Here’s some of what didn’t make the cut.
The budget includes money for a new Titans stadium, tax cuts, adds to the state’s rainy-day fund, and includes funds for public school teacher raises. But some items from the governor’s wish list didn’t make the cut.
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