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Flood — Greene, TN

Mar 28, 2021

Thunderstorms with large hail spread northward across East Tennessee during the early morning hours of March 27, reaching southwest Virginia by late morning. These storms were associated with a warm front, which later stalled across northeast Tennessee. This stalled front was the focus of additional thunderstorms that produced damaging wind gusts and flooding in the evening of March 27 and into March 28.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 951057). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Greene, TN

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