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Tennessee Flood Stories

1,333 first-hand accounts of flood events in Tennessee, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flash Flood

Franklin, TN · Mar 24, 2020

Multiple supercell clusters developed in northern Mississippi and western Tennessee during the late afternoon hours, which moved east across southern middle Tennessee during the mid evening hours. One of these storms produced an EF-1 tornado in Franklin County.

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Flash Flood

Franklin, TN · Mar 24, 2020

Multiple supercell clusters developed in northern Mississippi and western Tennessee during the late afternoon hours, which moved east across southern middle Tennessee during the mid evening hours. One of these storms produced an EF-1 tornado in Franklin County.

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Flash Flood

Franklin, TN · Mar 24, 2020

Multiple supercell clusters developed in northern Mississippi and western Tennessee during the late afternoon hours, which moved east across southern middle Tennessee during the mid evening hours. One of these storms produced an EF-1 tornado in Franklin County.

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Flash Flood

Franklin, TN · Mar 24, 2020

Multiple supercell clusters developed in northern Mississippi and western Tennessee during the late afternoon hours, which moved east across southern middle Tennessee during the mid evening hours. One of these storms produced an EF-1 tornado in Franklin County.

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Flash Flood

Franklin, TN · Mar 24, 2020

Multiple supercell clusters developed in northern Mississippi and western Tennessee during the late afternoon hours, which moved east across southern middle Tennessee during the mid evening hours. One of these storms produced an EF-1 tornado in Franklin County.

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Flash Flood

Franklin, TN · Mar 24, 2020

Multiple supercell clusters developed in northern Mississippi and western Tennessee during the late afternoon hours, which moved east across southern middle Tennessee during the mid evening hours. One of these storms produced an EF-1 tornado in Franklin County.

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Flash Flood

Franklin, TN · Mar 24, 2020

Multiple supercell clusters developed in northern Mississippi and western Tennessee during the late afternoon hours, which moved east across southern middle Tennessee during the mid evening hours. One of these storms produced an EF-1 tornado in Franklin County.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, TN · Jul 5, 2013

Heavy rains continued to impact Middle Tennessee throughout the afternoon and evening hours. Soils in Middle Tennessee were already very moist from the day before with elevated creek and river levels. Areas in east-central Middle Tennessee received between 4 and 7 inches of rain.

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Monroe, TN · Dec 9, 2009

A strong low pressure tracked across east Tennessee bringing damaging non-thunderstorm winds to the area late in the day on the 8th and continued into the overnight hours on the 9th. The strongest winds occurred over the higher elevations.

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Flood

Fayette, TN · Dec 5, 2011

A slow moving cold front traveled across the region producing heavy rainfall across West Tennessee. Most locations in West Tennessee received between 2 and 4 inches of rain with isolated areas saw as much as 6 inches of rain.

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Flash Flood

Moore, TN · Feb 24, 2022

In addition to severe weather, excessive rainfall occurred causing numerous locations to experience flash flooding. ||4-5.5 inches of rain in southern middle Tennessee.|20 roads closed due to flash flooding in Moore County alone.|Several roads closed in Lincoln County.|Schools…

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Flash Flood

Moore, TN · Feb 24, 2022

In addition to severe weather, excessive rainfall occurred causing numerous locations to experience flash flooding. ||4-5.5 inches of rain in southern middle Tennessee.|20 roads closed due to flash flooding in Moore County alone.|Several roads closed in Lincoln County.|Schools…

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Flash Flood

Moore, TN · Feb 24, 2022

In addition to severe weather, excessive rainfall occurred causing numerous locations to experience flash flooding. ||4-5.5 inches of rain in southern middle Tennessee.|20 roads closed due to flash flooding in Moore County alone.|Several roads closed in Lincoln County.|Schools…

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Flash Flood

Moore, TN · Feb 24, 2022

In addition to severe weather, excessive rainfall occurred causing numerous locations to experience flash flooding. ||4-5.5 inches of rain in southern middle Tennessee.|20 roads closed due to flash flooding in Moore County alone.|Several roads closed in Lincoln County.|Schools…

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Flood

Lincoln, TN · Feb 23, 2022

In addition to severe weather, excessive rainfall occurred causing numerous locations to experience flash flooding. ||4-5.5 inches of rain in southern middle Tennessee.|20 roads closed due to flash flooding in Moore County alone.|Several roads closed in Lincoln County.|Schools…

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Flood

Lincoln, TN · Feb 23, 2022

In addition to severe weather, excessive rainfall occurred causing numerous locations to experience flash flooding. ||4-5.5 inches of rain in southern middle Tennessee.|20 roads closed due to flash flooding in Moore County alone.|Several roads closed in Lincoln County.|Schools…

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Flood

Lincoln, TN · Feb 23, 2022

In addition to severe weather, excessive rainfall occurred causing numerous locations to experience flash flooding. ||4-5.5 inches of rain in southern middle Tennessee.|20 roads closed due to flash flooding in Moore County alone.|Several roads closed in Lincoln County.|Schools…

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Flood

Lincoln, TN · Feb 23, 2022

In addition to severe weather, excessive rainfall occurred causing numerous locations to experience flash flooding. ||4-5.5 inches of rain in southern middle Tennessee.|20 roads closed due to flash flooding in Moore County alone.|Several roads closed in Lincoln County.|Schools…

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Flash Flood

Wilson, TN · Sep 26, 2009

Throughout the day, flash flooding occurred mainly across western portions of Middle Tennessee. A large area of showers and thunderstorms moved across the area in association with southerly flow surface and aloft as an upper level trough approached the area.

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Flash Flood

Knox, TN · Aug 31, 2021

Thunderstorms associated with the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Ida moved across parts of East Tennessee. One storm blew down trees and powerlines in Rhea County.

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Flood

Rhea, TN · Aug 31, 2021

Thunderstorms associated with the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Ida moved across parts of East Tennessee. One storm blew down trees and powerlines in Rhea County.

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Flood

Monroe, TN · Aug 31, 2021

Thunderstorms associated with the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Ida moved across parts of East Tennessee. One storm blew down trees and powerlines in Rhea County.

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Flood

Rutherford, TN · Aug 19, 2022

Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed across Middle Tennessee during the afternoon and evening hours on August 19. A few storms were nearly stationary and dumped very heavy rainfall in a short amount of time.

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Flash Flood

Davidson, TN · Apr 2, 2009

A line of showers and thunderstorms,ahead of an approaching surface front and upper level trough, moved west to east from the southwest during the early afternoon hours through the late evening hours.

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