TEMA confirms 11 weather-related deaths as of Wednesday

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

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