Tennessee Rains Force Horse Evacuations
More than 200 horses were evacuated from Williamson County, Tenn., farms this weekend as more than 13 inches of rain fell within 24 hours in the rural county south of Nashville.
Owners began transporting their horses to the Williamson County Agriculture Center in Franklin on May 2, when heavy rains threatened to flood their farms, said Agricultural Center Director Kenny Wallace.</
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More than 200 horses were evacuated from Williamson County, Tenn., farms this weekend as more than 13 inches of rain fell within 24 hours in the rural county south of Nashville.
Owners began transporting their horses to the Williamson County Agriculture Center in Franklin on May 2, when heavy rains threatened to flood their farms, said Agricultural Center Director Kenny Wallace.
"We ended up with between 200 and 300 horses," he said. "Everybody's doing fine."
The horses are expected to remain at the center through the middle of the week
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Pat Raia
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