Apr 9, 2011
A boundary across the area triggered scattered severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. Six tornadoes touched down across northeast Tennessee and into southwest Virginia. There were also numerous reports of large hail, with a few hailstones as large as a baseball reported.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 291979). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Unicoi County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.