UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) – On Monday, the Tennessee Department of Health confirmed there have been more “weather-related” fatalities in East Tennessee, according to an announcement from TEMA.
There has been one death in Knox County in addition to one in Johnson County, seven in Unicoi County, two in Cocke County, one in Greene County and three in Washington County.
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TEMA also said there are nine people missing in areas impacted by flooding, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. This is down from a peak exceeding 100.
As of Friday, there was one person missing each in Carter, Hawkins and Knox counties, seven in Greene, three in Union, six people in Unicoi County and three people in Washington County.
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