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State regulators have long classified the Nashville City Reservoir Dam as "high hazard," a rating that reflects the potentially deadly risks associated with its failure. Data shows about 15% of ...
NASHVILLE, Ill. (KFVS) - Heartland News is learning more about the flooding situation in Nashville, Illinois that forced hundreds of people out of their homes on Tuesday. According to the National ...
After a “chaotic” day in Nashville that included evacuations and emergency rescues, the Nashville City Reservoir dam that overflowed on Tuesday is holding water back but needs repairs ...
On July 26, 2022, a secondary dam on the city reservoir was breached after over four inches of rain fell near Nashville in less than 12 hours, causing a 6-foot breach and flooding nearly 40 acres ...
The dam at the Nashville City Reservoir has failed and the Washington County Emergency Management Agency has asked residents in portions of the town to evacuate Tuesday morning.. According to an ...
Earlier, the Washington County Emergency Management Agency EMA advised residents south of the Nashville City Reservoir, located outside St. Louis, Missouri, to evacuate their homes immediately.
Local emergency officials in Nashville, Illinois earlier Tuesday had warned of an “imminent” dam failure after heavy rain hit the area overnight. Evacuations were completed by early afternoon in the ...
NASHVILLE, Ill. — The heavy rains overwhelmed the Nashville, Illinois, reservoir on Tuesday, spilling over the dam and blowing away the secondary dam. Washington County officials had to evacuate ...
Highway flooding in Nashville, Illinois on July 16, 2024. ... Earlier, the Washington County Emergency Management Agency EMA advised residents south of the Nashville City Reservoir, ...
NASHVILLE, Ill. – Some stretches of Interstate 64 in southern Illinois are closed or flooded as people attempt to evacuate Nashville, Illinois and surrounding areas amid dam failures.