Greene County water services disrupted after historic flooding from Hurricane Helene [Video]

GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. — Parts of Greene County are without water after flooding from the Nolichucky River damaged the intake structure for the county’s water commission. 

Greene County Mayor Kevin Morris, who also works with the county’s emergency management agency, said the flooding in Greeneville is a disaster they never fully prepared for. However, they are doing everything in their power to help the community. 

“It’s a disaster of biblical proportions,” said Morris. “I don’t know if anyone could anticipate an event and the destruction on this level.”

The intake structure for Greeneville’s water commission was fully submerged after the Nolichucky River flooded. 

“The water supply has been completely shut off, we realized that debris that struck and destroyed the pump house for the Greeneville Water Commission had in fact actually penetrated the building,” …