By about 2 a.m. this morning, an estimated three inches fell on the county, according to Macon County Emergency Management Director Keith Scruggs.
The latest wave of rain caused no “major problems” early this morning.
All told, since Tuesday night, Macon County has seen 10 to 10.5 inches of rain.
While there are still high-water areas in the county, the worst is finished.
Now, the cleanup begins.
The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency is putting together a team to come to the county and help assess the damage.
“I don’t think this is going to be a Federal Disaster Area Declaration, but we do have some significant road damage is the main thing. A lot of our tiles and bridges have got debris and stuff in them,” Scruggs said.
A disaster declaration was made after the flooding of May 1-2, 2010.
“There’s a lot of cleanup to do,” Scruggs said of the most recent flooding. “I think over on the east end of the county some of the parks may have been flooded and of course just anywhere in low-lying areas. We’ve got some agricultural damage, probably some tobacco crops and stuff that’s out in these bottoms and have received significant damage. Other than that, everything’s pretty good.”
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