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Jul 17, 2024 · On July 26, 2022, a secondary dam on the city reservoir was breached after over four inches of rain fell near Nashville in less than 12 hours, causing a 6-foot breach and flooding nearly 40...
Jul 16, 2024 · NASHVILLE, Ill. – Emergency officials have ordered evacuations Tuesday in Nashville, Illinois after widespread flooding due to concerns with the Nashville dam. Video from FOX 2 news crews...
- Joey Schneider
Jul 16, 2024 · About 200 homes received an evacuation order around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, warning them that the failure of the city-owned earthen dam was “imminent.” The city reservoir overtopped one structure; a second at the site broke as intended.
Jul 16, 2024 · The Nashville City Reservoir Dam is 740 feet long and 26 feet tall, according to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The secondary reservoir dam was breached in June of 2022.
- Sam Clancy
Jul 16, 2024 · Residents of about 200 homes in Nashville, Ill., were briefly told to evacuate on Tuesday amid the risk of a dam failure.
Jul 16, 2024 · A dam failure on the Nashville Reservoir forced the evacuation of about 200 people who live downstream on Monday night. The National Weather Service predicts more thunderstorms in the area and warns of potential danger from the flooding.
Jul 16, 2024 · Homes in a small city in southern Illinois, were evacuated Tuesday morning when a nearby dam overtopped and flooded as heavy rain swamped the area. Local emergency officials in Nashville,...
