The dam at the Nashville City Reservoir in Nashville, Illinois, is in "imminent" danger of failure, according to the Washington County Emergency Management Agency. Residents have been warned to ...

On July 26, 2022, a secondary dam on the city reservoir was breached after over four inches of rain fell near Nashville in less than 12 hours, causing a 6-foot breach and flooding nearly 40 acres ...

Residents of about 200 homes in Nashville, Ill., were briefly told to evacuate on Tuesday amid the risk of a dam failure. By Jesus Jiménez Residents of about 200 homes in Washington County, Ill ...

Homes in a small city in southern Illinois, were evacuated Tuesday morning when a nearby dam overtopped and flooded as heavy rain swamped the area. Local emergency officials in Nashville, Illinois ...

Flooding after Nashville, Illinois, dam break (Video credit: Kelsey Baldwin) Posted: July 16, 2024 | Last updated: April 23, 2025. The Washington County Emergency Management Agency announced ...

NASHVILLE, Ill. – The Washington County Emergency Management Agency announced Tuesday morning that flood damage was identified at the Nashville dam located in Nashville, Illinois. EMA has ...

After extensive rain on Monday night, a Nashville, Illinois, dam overtopped forcing the evacuation of approximately 200 people who live downstream. First responders rescued at least one resident ...

The potentially deadly risks associated with the dam's failure were known by the city. It's not the only "high-hazard" dam in Illinois or Missouri.

On July 26, 2022, a secondary dam on the city reservoir was breached after over four inches of rain fell near Nashville in less than 12 hours, causing a 6-foot breach and flooding nearly 40 acres ...

The dam at the Nashville City Reservoir in Nashville, Illinois, is in "imminent" danger of failure, according to the Washington County Emergency Management Agency.Residents have been warned to ...

There have been no injuries or deaths due to this emergency. Nashville – home to 3,105 people, according to the US Census Bureau – is in southeast Illinois, about 50 miles east of St. Louis.