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Watch: Gov. Lee, Sen. Blackburn visited East Tennessee to assess flood damage Saturday

By Faith Little,

5 hours ago

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Tennessee Gov. Lee and Sen. Marsha Blackburn visited the Northeast Tennessee region on Saturday to tour and assess flood damage.

“I am heartbroken by the devastating damage in East Tennessee caused by the horrific storm,” said Senator Blackburn. “Thank you to our first responders, Tennessee National Guard, TEMA, and the countless other agencies that have been working around the clock to rescue Tennesseans.”

According to a media advisory from Gov. Lee’s office, the pair joined TEMA Director Patrick Sheehan and other state officials to view flood damage from the air.

A livestream of the conference is above.

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Darryl Baker

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Glad she could get out of DC

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