DEVELOPING: At least 21 people were dead and 20 others missing after heavy rain and torrential floods overwhelmed parts of Tennessee, damaging homes, toppling trees and upending cars, officials say.
"Wayne has been a family friend to the Lynns and a fixture to the Ranch for decades and we are all devastated by his passing," the ranch said.
Davis said authorities spent Sunday responding to 911 calls, conducting welfare checks and trying to get a picture of how badly damaged the area was. Parts of the county of just over 19,000 people were still without power and phone service, he said. Homes were swept off foundations, and cars were left strewn across the area, officials said. Emergency 911 service was temporarily disconnected; it was functional by Sunday afternoon, Gillespie said.The flooding occurred after what most likely was record rainfall, the
. More than 17 inches of rain in 24 hours was recorded in Humphreys County on Saturday, probably topping the previous record of 13.6 inches in 1982, the agency said.
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