{"id":110480,"date":"2024-10-05T00:16:40","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T17:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110480"},"modified":"2024-10-05T00:16:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T17:16:40","slug":"one-mile-long-floating-barrier-installed-in-east-tennessee-lake-to-catch-helene-flood-debris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110480","title":{"rendered":"One-mile-long floating barrier installed in East Tennessee lake to catch Helene flood debris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">The Tennessee Valley Authority is installing a one-mile-long boom in Douglas Lake to collect debris that was washed into the lake by Helene. (Courtesy: Tennessee Valley Authority)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The Tennessee Valley Authority is installing a one-mile-long boom in the middle of Douglas Lake to collect flood debris that was washed into the lake by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/helene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Helene<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Located at the foot of the Great Smoky Mountains, Douglas Lake recently became the watershed for Helene floodwaters that poured down the mountains.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">This has led to the lake filling with floating and submerged debris that became caught in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/flood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">floods<\/a>, which TVA officials hope to capture with the boom.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;This work will contain the debris until we can work with our partners to remove it from the lake,&#8221; they said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/288\/162\/video-30-copy.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/576\/324\/video-30-copy.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/video-30-copy.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/video-30-copy.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/video-30-copy.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1336\/752\/video-30-copy.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/video-30-copy.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Debris in Douglas Lake.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Aerial view of debris in Douglas Lake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Tennessee Valley Authority \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Hurricane Helene and a storm that preceded it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/helene-north-carolina-tennessee-georgia-recovery-death-toll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dumped as much as 15-30 inches of rain in the Appalachian Mountains<\/a>, leading to catastrophic flooding that has claimed more than 200 lives and left hundreds more missing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In the meantime, TVA officials have asked the public to stay away from the lake, which is usually a popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/recreation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recreation<\/a> spot.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;The most important thing for people to know right now is to stay off and away from Douglas Reservoir until further notice,&#8221; said Scott Brooks of TVA\u2019s Media Relations.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Brooks noted that people should take caution, particularly in the areas above downtown Dandridge, which is located along the lake shore.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Douglas Lake is a reservoir spanning over 28,000 acres that formed when the Douglas Dam was built on the French Broad River in East <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/tennessee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tennessee<\/a>, according to the TVA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/boom-douglas-lake-tennessee-helene-debris\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tennessee Valley Authority is installing a one-mile-long boom in Douglas Lake to collect debris that was washed into the lake by Helene. 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