Josh Whitlock and Stacy Mathieson look through what is left of their home after it burned following flooding in Waverly, Tennessee.
Mandatory Credit:	Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean/AP

Josh Whitlock and Stacy Mathieson look through what is left of their home after it burned following flooding in Waverly, Tennessee.
Mandatory Credit: Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean/AP

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'Tidal wave' of floodwaters overtook Tennesseans in minutes and killed 21, including 7-month-old twins

Casey Hipshire knew flooding was possible, she said, but she thought the rainwater that filled the yard of her home in Middle Tennessee would recede. It didn't.