Thunderstorms caused flash flooding at Dollywood over the weekend, injuring at least one person.
By Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News
Video 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. The police department in Pigeon Forge, where Dollywood is located, said in a statement on Sunday night on social media that McCarter Hollow Road, at the park's entrance, had collapsed and was closed to traffic. There was an alternate route that people in the area could use instead, according to police.
"This afternoon, Sunday, July 28, a strong thunderstorm caused flash flooding at Dollywood," Dollywood Parks and Resorts said in the earlier statement."With the assistance of Pigeon Forge Police and Fire Departments, park personnel directed guests to safety during the storm. At this time, one minor injury has been reported."
"While the volume of rain was difficult for both the park's and the city's infrastructure to manage, the fact we have only one minor injury illustrates how well our hosts handled the situation and how well our guests followed their directions," Ramey told CBS News about an hour before Dollywood was set to reopen.
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