Apr 17, 1998
The News-Herald newspaper office in Lenoir City had 44 inches deep in the basement, destroying several computers, company records and turned a refrigerator on its side. Radio station WLIL was almost swept off its foundation by waters rising from adjacent Town Creek. A number of families in the Highland Park area were evacuated when homes in low-lying areas were flooded by runoff. Numerous complaints of residential flooding and vehicles stalled on Highway 11 north of Lenoir City.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5642846). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Loudon County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.