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Middle TN dam break causes flood damage

No injuries were reported from the break.

TENNESSEE, USA — An earth dam break in Middle Tennessee caused a Flash Flood Warning for Putnam and White County. The warning expired overnight.

The brake at Wrights Lake in Monterey near the Perdue Farms plant was reported just before 6 p.m. last night.

This footage from Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter shows the water running near Highway 70 just below the dam.

According to Porter, no injuries were reported.

Officials are surveying the damage today, and we will update you as soon as we have those estimates.

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