Flooding Blocks Roads, Closes Schools
DRUCILLA MAKES STRAWBERRY cobbler. A6. Herald-CitizenTHURSDAY,Herald-Citizen FEBRUARY 21, 2019 | COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE 117TH YEAR | NO. 37 75 CENTS Flooding blocks roads, closes schools BY BEN WHEELER sor Randy Jones said he has were covered and with the HERALD-CITIZEN crews working on them as of upcoming rain, additional Thursday morning. fl ooding will most likely The Upper Cumberland “Nothing completely occur,” Boyd said. “Instead saw a number of fl ooded closed, that I know of this of having our families worry areas after receiving heavy morning, but some with some about what might happen, we rain, and the area will see minor issues,” Jones said. made the decision on the in- more rain starting Thursday “We’re doing whatever we formation we had at the time night. can to get everything going. to go ahead and close.” “Most of the roads, the wa- Just have to wait for it to Putnam County saw 2.84 ter has gone down and we’re get over and repair what we inches of rain Wednesday, close to normal,” said Tyler can.” bringing February rain to- Smith, Emergency Manage- Putnam County Schools Di- tals to 9.69 inches, according ment Agency. “The heaviest rector Jerry Boyd made the to the PCEMA website. rain will be Friday night into decision Wednesday to close Earlier this week, the Saturday morning.” for the rest of the week based National Weather Service While most of the roads on fl ooding and continued said Putnam County could BEN WHEELER | HERALD-CITIZEN have been taken care of, Put- predicted rain.
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