Flooding Causing Road Closures in Parts of North Knox County, Anderson County and Downtown Knoxville

Flooding Causing Road Closures in Parts of North Knox County, Anderson County and Downtown Knoxville

Seven inches of rain have fallen in the Powell area and parts of Anderson County since storms began overnight.

A Flood Warning is in effect for Anderson and Knox Counties until 2:30 this afternoon.

Some areas affected are North Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Clinton, Oliver Springs, Halls, Norris, Powell, Andersonville and Norris Dam State Park.

Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding:

Grand Avenue in Knoxville at University Apartments is closed due to flooding.

The Anderson County Sheriff’s office reporting All four lanes on Clinton Hwy at the Clinton city limits are shut down.

Pop Hollow Road closed, residents evacuated this morning due to flooding.

In North Knox county a tree is down on hwy 441 between Hines Creek and Racoon Valley Road which has the roadway blocked.

Also, a downed tree has part of Pedigo Road closed.

The following roads are closed due to flooding…

Clinch Avenue at Clinton City Limits.

Central Avenue Pike at Irwin

Beaver Creek near Morton View Lane.

S. Concord Street at Painter Avenue

5th Avenue at Hall of Fame Drive

512 Baxter Avenue

Third Creek at Hinton Drive

Knox Road and Fair Drive

115 S. 23rd Street