Jul 1, 1997
Male, age 40, killed in flash flood on Buffalo Creek. County Sheriff reports that the man's car had apparently become stalled in deep running water and he was swept into the creek while attempting to abandon his car. A woman in a car behind him was rescued by a second man as she was swept by the current under her car while attempting to abandon it.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5602894). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Grainger County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.