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Severe storms flood Southeast killing and displacing hundreds
A warm front spawned tornadoes and floods across the South with up to 12 inches of rain. The Ocoee River swelled and damaged a new bridge as 500 people fled Copperhill and McCaysville. TVA dam flood trapped six workers. Trion saw evacuations for up to 1,000. At least three deaths reported. weather service said worst since 1979.
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Ocoee
Copperhill
Tenn
McCaysville
Russell Newman
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Trion
Chattanooga
Carl Parker
Weather Service
Fort Payne
Ala
Carrollton
Capt
Robert Lee
Carroll County
Alabama
South Carolina
Mississippi