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22 Flood Events in McMinn County: 1950 to 2021 Location Date Deaths Injuries Property Damage Impact/Extent Description Etowah and Athens 2/28/1997 0 0 0 County roads 427, 501, 527, 750, 783 closed due to water. Small creeks out of their banks. Countywide 5/31/1997 0 0 0 Minor street and highway flooding throughout the counties. Countywide 6/1/1997 0 0 0 Minor street and highway flooding throughout the counties. Countywide 1/7/1998 0 0 0 Heavy rain fell over the Cumberland Plateau and southeast Tennessee causing creeks and streams to rise above bank full. Many roads, intersections and low spots were partially covered with water. A few roads were closed due to high water. Calhoun 7/19/1998 0 0 0 Street and minor urban flooding. Athens 1/23/1999 0 0 0 A house was flooded, shorting out the electricity and causing a fire. The combined flood/fire damage totaled $15,000. Niota 5/11/1999 0 0 0 Locally heavy rain caused some street flooding. Countywide 7/11/1999 0 0 0 Widespread showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain caused flooding problems throughout much of East Tennessee. In Cocke County, flooding occurred along Knoxville Highway west of Newport and in the fairgrounds. In Blount County, numerous streets and roads were closed. The Abrams Creek Campground in the Cades Cove area of the Great Smo ky Mountains National Park was evacuated as a precautionary measure Sunday. The campground was reopened Monday. The bottom two apartments of Atchley Apartments in Maryville had 6 inches of water in them early Monday morning. In Knox County, many cars were stranded in flooded underpasses. In Bledsoe County, the Jack Branch Road bridg e along Highway 30 on the Van Buren County line was washed out. Numerous incidents of minor flooding were reported around the remainder of the region. Water began to recede across the region by late afternoon/early evening Monday. Countywide 1/23/2002 0 0 0 Prolonged heavy rain throughout the day resulted in numerous road closings across much of central East Tennessee. Niota 1/24/2002 0 0 0 Minor flooding on Highway 11. 103