What This Story Is About
- The city of Knoxville’s outdated stormwater system near downtown is to blame for damaging flash flooding in the area
Why It Matters
- People living in the area had their cars totaled during July’s flash flooding
- City officials want to hear from you about problem areas for flooding so they can fix them in the future
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – A stormwater system more than 100 years old is being blamed for serious flash flooding near the Old City last month, leaving some residents without their vehicles.
Karson Keller, a neighbor at the Tyson Court apartment complex, said the flooding reached the walkways and stairways at the back of her building.
“Down there, our entire walkway to the entire backside of the building was flooded. You couldn’t even walk down the stairs,” Keller said…