CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A community in Clarksville is still recovering weeks after more than 6 inches of rain fell in a 48-hour period, flooding the Woodstock neighborhood.
After being displaced for six weeks, a Clarksville family is back in their home. However, another round of storms is expected to hit Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky the night of Sunday, March 30 into the early morning of Monday, March 31.
"The uncertainty of it all is very scary," Woodstock resident Tina Young expressed.
In mid-February, Young and her family watched as the basin, made to hold back rising waters temporarily, spilled over and flooded the first floor of her home, destroying appliances and furniture. Then, those floodwaters froze, leaving some neighbors stranded or unable to get home.
Now with Young's home and the basin drained and dried, the family is back in the house, living upstairs.
"It's almost a complete gutting of about 4 to 6 feet up of all the walls downstairs, so it is a construction zone," Young described.
With an estimated $65,000 to $100,000 in damages, Young told News 2 she still has a long way to go. She added that some residents still haven't been able to move back in their homes yet.
"Around 115 people have requested assistance so far. Nearly 70 of those are homeowners, most without flood insurance," Clarksville's director of communications, Jimmy Settle, said.
Settle explained how the city is doing its best to provide recovery support, relying largely on volunteer assistance and funding, as they wait for an answer on assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
"Most people were referred to local organizations for essential items like food, supplies, and some financial assistance," Settle said.
However, with another lineup of possibly severe storms on the way, Young told News 2 her concerns are not only for flooding but for safe places to shelter in the event of a tornado.
"The problem that presents for us is that we don't have a safe place to go to," Young explained. "Normally it's a downstairs area. Right now, I don't have a downstairs, so you have to rely on neighbors and friends in those moments, and you are more weather aware, for sure."
Settle said the city has been watching the weather and is prepared to respond to upcoming storms if necessary.
"We're at the ready if our guys from the Street Department or first responders or whoever needs to head out," Settle stated.
Given the stormy forecast for Sunday night and Monday morning, Young said her advice is to stay weather aware.
"Never think that it can't happen to you in your area, whether you live in a flood zone or you don't like we do, whether it be flooding, flash flooding, or tornado-like weather with severe storms," Young concluded.
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