The Brief
- Severe floodwaters in Tennessee submerged entire neighborhoods this week, but one family was prepared.
- A homemade levee system protected a home in Ridgely, Tennessee, preventing water from seeping onto their property.
A family in western Tennessee was ready for the recent floodwaters that submerged neighborhoods and flooded homes and businesses.
Aerial video taken by Randy Moore shows a home in Ridgely, Tennessee, surrounded by floodwaters on Tuesday, April 8, but the property was untouched thanks to homemade levees.
A photo of the house posted on Facebook revealed that it’s not the first time the family had constructed a levee to protect themselves.…