Overshadowed by the news in the gulf, Arizona, and Times Square NYC, the devastating floods that ripped through Nashville, TN slid quickly and quietly under the news radar.
Over the course of this past Saturday and Sunday approximately 15 to 18 inches of rain fell on Nashville, over about as many hours, in what the Corps of Engineers has called a 1,000-year rainfall. At least 11 deaths have been reported in the immediate Nashville area, with 22 reported state-wide.
Although my family’s house missed the encroaching water line by a matter of feet, our close neighbors, friends, and the rest of Nashville were not as lucky. The following pictures are shots of my front yard and surrounding neighbors.
~ View Down My Driveway and Down the Street~
~ Direct Shot of My House and Next Store Neighbors~
How You Can Help
If you feel so inclined, here are some ways that you can lend a hand immediately, whether you live in the area or not.
Text to the Red Cross
Donations are accepted. Can be made online or by texting REDCROSS to 90999
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Donations to the Metro Nashville Disaster Relief Fund can be made online.
Second Harvest Food Bank
The food bank is being forced to relocate its inventory from MetroCenter. Monetary donations can be made at their website.
If you think others would be interested in helping out those devastated by the Nashville floods, please pass this this post along via Facebook, Twittter, or Google Buzz!
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Apocalypse Nashville: The Flooding of a Millennium and How You Can Help
Overshadowed by the news in the gulf, Arizona, and Times Square NYC, the devastating floods that ripped through Nashville, TN slid quickly and quietly under the news radar.
Over the course of this past Saturday and Sunday approximately 15 to 18 inches of rain fell on Nashville, over about as many hours, in what the Corps of Engineers has called a 1,000-year rainfall. At least 11 deaths have been reported in the immediate Nashville area, with 22 reported state-wide.
Although my family’s house missed the encroaching water line by a matter of feet, our close neighbors, friends, and the rest of Nashville were not as lucky. The following pictures are shots of my front yard and surrounding neighbors.
~ View Down My Driveway and Down the Street~
~ Direct Shot of My House and Next Store Neighbors~
How You Can Help
If you feel so inclined, here are some ways that you can lend a hand immediately, whether you live in the area or not.
Text to the Red Cross
Donations are accepted. Can be made online or by texting REDCROSS to 90999
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Donations to the Metro Nashville Disaster Relief Fund can be made online.
Second Harvest Food Bank
The food bank is being forced to relocate its inventory from MetroCenter. Monetary donations can be made at their website.
If you think others would be interested in helping out those devastated by the Nashville floods, please pass this this post along via Facebook, Twittter, or Google Buzz!