Opryland Hotel Flooding

As floods continue to ravage Nashville, more sad news as the legendary Opryland Hotel will now be closed due to the flooding.

The level of flooding being faced now in Nashville Tennesee is unprecedented, and is threatening many landmarks there including some of the most famous locations in Country music lore and Southern folk history. Tourists and visitors have alwyas flocked to the Opryland Hotel as a favorite destination. No word is yet available on how long it will stay closed for business.

Opryland Hotel Flooding
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The Gaylord Opryland Resort - Nashville's largest hotel and convention center - might be closed for months due to severe damage from the unprecedented flooding over the weekend, according to The Tennessean. The region experienced a historic series of storms that brought record rainfall and, now, widespread flooding, according to a Gaylord Entertainment press release. The resort sits adjacent to the Cumberland River and is protected by levees built to sustain 100-year-flood standard. Stephanie Pepper tells the paper, "Gaylord represents a significant percentage of our tourism industry, so the flood damage at the hotel will certainly have a short term impact on the industry."

Opryland Hotel Flooding