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Flash Flood — Carter, TN

May 21, 2013

An outflow boundary from a complex of thunderstorms building across the Mid South interacted with moderate to strongly unstable air across Eastern Tennessee mainly north of interstate 40. The slow moving storms produced mainly wind damage with some hail as well as some flash flooding.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 455236). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Carter, TN

This event is one of many recorded floods in Carter County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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