Mar 18, 2021
A low pressure system produced high winds in the mountains and foothills of East Tennessee during the early morning hours of March 18. Heavy rainfall also occurred across the southern Tennessee Valley and southern Plateau, resulting in flooding on the evening of the 17th and early morning of the 18th. Later in the day on the 18th, thunderstorms moved across the area, some of which produced large hail.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 950609). 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.