On Wednesday night, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) announced 11 weather-related fatalities in East Tennessee following Hurricane Helene.
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) — On Wednesday night, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) announced 11 weather-related fatalities in East Tennessee following Hurricane Helene.
The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed 11 deaths in the following counties, according to TEMA’s report from Wednesday, Oct. 2:
Four in Unicoi County
Two in Cocke County
Two in Washington County
One in Greene County
One in Knox County
One in Johnson County
Several county health departments have been closed due to power outages, water outages and weather-related damage.
TEMA also said 23 people are still actively missing.
Unicoi County: Six
Greene County: Four
Washington County: Three
Knox County: Three
Sullivan County: Two
Johnson County: Two
Carter County: One
Hawkins County: One
Cocke County: One
To read TEMA’s full report from Wednesday night, click here.