Monday, May 3, 2010
County-by-county roundup
COUNTY ROUNDUP OF DAMAGE
DAVIDSON
• Five deaths reported as of Sunday night, and two men missing.
• Six hundred water rescues.
• A levee near Mainstream Drive in MetroCenter began leaking and the city began evacuating more than 500 residents and 150 businesses in the area.
• The city shut down K.R. Harrington Water Treatment Plant and urged Davidson County residents to use water only for essential purposes.
• Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, on the banks of the Cumberland River, evacuated guests. Police evacuated First Avenue in downtown Nashville.
• More than 50 roads closed Sunday.
• 36,000 people without power; Nashville Electric Service estimated two to three days to recover.
• Three shelters set up: Lipscomb University, Gordon Jewish Community Center near Bellevue, and Bellevue Middle School.
• Low water pressure in some communities.
• Some downtown parking lots under 4 feet of water.
• Southwest Airlines canceled all flights in and out of Nashville after 3 p.m., mainly because of dangers getting to and from airport.
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