May 25, 2004
As a meso-scale covective complex progressed out of KY into VA, significant training of thunderstorm cells occurred over Tazewell Co. 5.1 inches of rain were received in a 2 hour period between 22:30 PM EST 05/24/04 to 12:30 AM EST 05/25/04. Flash Flooding due to run-off ensued from Claypool Hill downstream along the Clinch River to the Russell Co VA border. Specific areas impacted included the communities of Cedar Bluff...Richlands...Doran...and Raven...and along the tributaries of the Clinch
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5398743). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Tazewell County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.