Creeks turned to raging rapids: After up to 17 inches of rain fell in Middle Tennessee, rescue crews have been searching through shattered homes and tangled debris for dozens of people still missing in torrential floods that killed at least 10.
At least 10 people were killed, including twin toddlers who were swept from their father’s arms, according to surviving family members. Authorities feared the death toll could rise.
Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said many of the missing live in the neighborhoods where the water rose the fastest.Up to 17 inches of rain fell in the county in less than 24 hours Saturday, appearing to shatter the Tennessee record for one-day rainfall by more than 3 inches , the National Weather Service said.
The downpours rapidly turned the creeks that run behind backyards and through downtown Waverly into raging rapids. Business owner Kansas Klein stood on a bridge Saturday in the town of 4,500 people and saw two girls who were holding on to a puppy and clinging to a wooden board sweep past, the current too fast for anyone to grab them.
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