NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — After the Volunteer State was hit by multiple rounds of severe weather over the past few days, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency provided an update on storm recovery efforts.
The State Emergency Operations Center in Nashville is reportedly activated at a Level 3 state of emergency to support local requests associated with the storms. Meanwhile, Gov. Bill Lee’s Emergency Declaration request was “approved to provide emergency protective measures (Category B), limited to direct federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program at 75 percent,” according to officials.
Rivers running high in Middle TN, Southern KY
“Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms moved through West and Middle Regions throughout the day into the night. A bowing storm segment in West Region had significant wind gusts and potentially embedded tornadoes. Additional thunderstorms due to significant heavy rainfall, a Flash Flood Emergency was issued for the Memphis Metro area, along with many flash flood warnings across most of the state,” TEMA said in the flash report, which was posted just before 5:15 p.m. on Sunday, April 6 . “Scattered light showers will persist today. Behind this system, below normal temperatures will persist for at least the next week. Low temperatures on Tuesday morning could be below freezing. High temperatures will be in the 50s/60s.”
TEMA said it’s working with local and federal partners to assess damages caused by the severe weather to determine whether they meet the federal statutory requirements for a federal major disaster declaration…