Kentucky, Tennessee -- water rescues as flash floods kill 5
Flash flooding kills 4 in Kentucky, 1 in Tennessee, prompts numerous water rescues - ABC News https://share.google/UtcBkkCE1XM94gPih
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Severe flooding in the Knoxville area. We had never had the number of washouts on the roads or properties that we did in those last two years of residency. We lived in the area for over 20 years. Our first taste was in 2011 when a tornadic storm roared through ripping roofing off almost everyone's house. We lived through a summer of blue tarps all over the region because roofing companies were overwhelmed.
Had a sense this was going to get worse as time went on and climate change really started to bare its teeth. The winds grew worse, the rain was torrential and the morning afters were often shocking. Even had several tornadoes touch down in eastern TN that at the time surprised a lot of people. The common belief was that the mountains protected the valley from the worst weather which by-and-large held true.
Until it didn't.
Of course, the sad fact is this will continue and undoubtedly get worse while too many Americans deny the obvious--climate change is a thing!
That said, the videos of the latest floods look awful. These sorts of events turn people's lives upside down. In too many instances, everything you own and worked for is swept away in an instant. Even more tragic are the lives lost.
about people experiencing climate and weather disasters now that FEMA is short staffed and short funded.
But even FEMA aid can't bring back lost property or lost lives.
