RELATED: Cause of Nashville dam 'failure' revealed by top Illinois water official In the span of hours, the city was hit with at least 6 inches of rain. It caused water to flood the city’s ...

Hundreds of people were told to evacuate – or be washed away – before a dam failed amid heavy storms. Many residents of Nashville, a town of more than 3,000 in the state of Illinois ...

The interstate is north of an area being evacuated because of a possible dam collapse. Photo courtesy of Christy Jackson Jan 14, 2025 Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Water overtopped a dam near Nashville, Illinois, sending first responders to the flooded area to make sure ...