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Dollywood hit by 'unprecedented' flooding

Thunderstorms rocked portions of eastern Tennessee on Sunday, dumping heavy rain and flash flooding to Dolly Parton's amusement park, Dollywood. At least one person was injured, officials said.






Thunderstorms rocked portions of eastern Tennessee on Sunday, dumping heavy rain and flash flooding to Dolly Parton's amusement park, Dollywood. At least one person was injured, officials said.

It wasn't clear on Monday morning exactly how much water had inundated the park or the extent of the damage it caused, but the park's public relations director, Wes Ramey, told CBS News that storms had dumped almost five inches of rain onto Dollywood over the course of just an hour. Ramey described the situation as "an unprecedented flooding event."

ideo recorded inside Dollywood and submitted to CBS News affiliate WVLT during Sunday's deluge appeared to show groups of people wading through knee-deep water in some places.

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Dollywood hit by 'unprecedented' flooding

Thunderstorms rocked portions of eastern Tennessee on Sunday, dumping heavy rain and flash flooding to Dolly Parton's amusement park, Dollywood. At least one person was injured, officials said.






Thunderstorms rocked portions of eastern Tennessee on Sunday, dumping heavy rain and flash flooding to Dolly Parton's amusement park, Dollywood. At least one person was injured, officials said.

It wasn't clear on Monday morning exactly how much water had inundated the park or the extent of the damage it caused, but the park's public relations director, Wes Ramey, told CBS News that storms had dumped almost five inches of rain onto Dollywood over the course of just an hour. Ramey described the situation as "an unprecedented flooding event."

ideo recorded inside Dollywood and submitted to CBS News affiliate WVLT during Sunday's deluge appeared to show groups of people wading through knee-deep water in some places.

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