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13 Knoxville roads, some city facilities still closed after weekend flooding

A record amount of rain fell in Knoxville on Saturday, sending high water over roads and into businesses and homes.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. —  After more than five inches of rain fell in Knoxville on Saturday, some streets and city facilities are still drying out from the flood.

Zoo Knoxville, Chilhowee Park and The Muse remain closed until further notice.

The playground at Tyson Park, Charter Doyle Park and ZigZag Bridge on Third Creek Greenway, west of Tyson Park, are also closed.

Thirteen roads in the city remain closed:

Black Oak Drive at Oak Road;

Braundau Drive at Maple Loop Road;

Brandau Drive at West Red Bud Road;

Cilla Road at Anna Road/Sarvis Drive;

Clayton Road at Young Avenue;

Colonial Circle at Peyton Place;

Ellis Road, west of Chapman Highway;

Hollywood Road at Kelly Place;

Keller Bend at South Northshore Drive;

Lake Forest Drive at Lakewood Drive/Chapman Highway;

Papermill Drive at Hollywood Road;

Prosser Road at Knoxville Zoo Drive; and

Town Center Boulevard at Northshore Drive

Property owners are encouraged to call 3-1-1 (or 865-215-4311) to report significant damage to their buildings. Uniformed first responders or stormwater engineers will be making visits to many but not all of the damaged properties. 

The damage assessment will be forwarded to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA), which will collect data from multiple communities to see if the damage estimate reaches a threshold to qualify for application for possible federal assistance.

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