‘A miracle no one lost their life’- Ron Dilbeck, Road Superintendent

CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN (WLAF)- A cloud burst is about the best way to describe what happened Sunday afternoon in about a three to four mile radius of Stinking Creek Road, according to Campbell County Road Superintendent Ron Dilbeck. An estimated six to eight inches of rain was said to have fallen in about an hour, an extreme weather event.

“It’s a miracle that no lives were lost,” said Dilbeck. Highway Department crews left the area around midnight and were back there working by daybreak Monday. “Jay Muncy with Campbell EMA is working with us and is working to get some outside assistance,” added Dilbeck.

Water was two-three deep in some homes as several homes were damaged. Power was out while some waterlines were exposed as road were washed away from Stinking Creek Road up Highway 25W to Lowes Branch.

“It’s not passable from Hickory Creek Road on the side of Rock Creek Road, which is not passable. Big Four Road is closed from Stinking Creek to the top of the mountain, about a quarter of a mile,” Dilbeck explained. Sharp Woods Road is also impassable, Dilbeck notes.

Water was two feet and higher across some roads. “It may be up to two weeks before we can make all the repairs,” said Dilbeck. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-08/10/2026-6AM-PHOTOS SUBMITTED)