WATCH LIVE: Gov. Lee provides update after Helene

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee governor Bill Lee will provide an update following the devastation of Hurricane Helene across the state at the headquarters of Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) Wednesday morning.

Along with the governor, representatives from the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), Tennessee Highway Patrol(THP) and TEMA are expected to speak.

Gov. Lee spent Tuesday surveying the damage in East Tennessee and meeting with victims first-hand.

Nearly 160 people are dead in the wake of Helene across the southeast with at least eight in Tennessee.

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