ALLISONIA — Residents and local governments across the region continued taking stock of flood damage from Tropical Storm Helene Monday, clearing driveways, shoveling scoop after scoop of muck out homes, and sorting through the heaps of debris that lay tumbled against the upstream sides of buildings, trees, fences and walls.
New River floodwaters swept this outbuilding downstream until it came to rest on its side against trees along Julia Simpkins Road in Pulaski County.
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Kara Reed, from left, Grayson Guynn, 6, and Maggie Guynn, all of Narrows, help with cleanup work in Riverview Campground in Giles County on Monday after Hurricane Helene’s devastation.
Riverview Campground in Narrows of Giles County was one of numerous places along the New River that suffered major flooding over the weekend. The aftermath of Hurricane Helene’s devastation is seen at the campground on Monday.
Richard Linville helps clear muddy water from the garage of Dale and Debby Puckett’s home Monday in Hiwassee, in Pulaski County.
Richard Linville looks at the damp mark on the wall that shows that the garage he was cleaning Monday in Pulaski County had been filled with about seven feet of water.
Jennifer Turman of Hiwassee said that she watched from high ground as floodwaters piled debris across the front of a family cottage.
When about four feet of water ran into a Hiwassee cottage, it tipped over the refrigerator, shoved furniture around and deposited a thick coating of mud on the floor – and strangely, pushed up blinds on downstream windows and even raised one window, Jennifer Turman said.
Kids play along the New River which flooded the Riverview Campground in Giles County over the weekend during Hurricane Helene’s devastation. Giles and Pulaski counties were hit especially hard.
A camper from somewhere upstream came to rest against trees behind Lynne and Vinny Riccobono's home in Allisonia, in Pulaski County. Then a mass of other debris piled up around the camper.
Lynne and Vinny Riccobono said water filled their garage and came into the living space on the second floor of their home in Allisonia. Repairs will involve tearing out their floors, subflooring, and drywall, they said.
Smashed garage doors show the power of the flood that hit Allisonia last week.
Donald Miles stands in front of the closed Sportsman convenience store and gas station Monday in Montgomery County. Long a center for camping and fishing, the Sportsman was filled with about a dozen feet of water Friday, Miles said.
