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Flood: Sirens prepare for unlikely catastrophe

  • A closer look at the TVA maps
    A closer look at the TVA maps
  • Fannin County EMA Director Patrick Cooke, left, and firefighter Trent Lowery look over TVA maps depicting the results of a catastrophic failure of Blue Ridge Dam. TVA maintains the dam is safe as it prepares for its Thursday, June 27, siren test.
    Fannin County EMA Director Patrick Cooke, left, and firefighter Trent Lowery look over TVA maps depicting the results of a catastrophic failure of Blue Ridge Dam. TVA maintains the dam is safe as it prepares for its Thursday, June 27, siren test.
    TVA says dam is safe, siren test prepares for worst case Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) officials are quick to say Blue Ridge Dam is safe every time they talk about the structure that...

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