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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.

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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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Maury, 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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Flash Flood

Coffee, 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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Flash Flood

Lawrence, 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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Flash Flood

Sumner, TN · Dec 16, 2019

A powerful late fall storm system moved across the eastern U.S. on December 16, 2019, bringing widespread severe thunderstorms and numerous tornadoes to the Gulf Coast states and Tennessee Valley.

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Flash Flood

Sumner, TN · Dec 16, 2019

A powerful late fall storm system moved across the eastern U.S. on December 16, 2019, bringing widespread severe thunderstorms and numerous tornadoes to the Gulf Coast states and Tennessee Valley.

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Flash Flood

MacOn, TN · Dec 16, 2019

A powerful late fall storm system moved across the eastern U.S. on December 16, 2019, bringing widespread severe thunderstorms and numerous tornadoes to the Gulf Coast states and Tennessee Valley.

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Flash Flood

Dickson, TN · Dec 16, 2019

A powerful late fall storm system moved across the eastern U.S. on December 16, 2019, bringing widespread severe thunderstorms and numerous tornadoes to the Gulf Coast states and Tennessee Valley.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Coffee, TN · May 2, 2009

A strong cold front that had moved in Middle Tennessee on May 1st moved north as a warm front during the afternoon hours near the Tennessee/Kentucky Border, and in association with a strong low pressure system that had developed across central Arkansas, resulted in flash…

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Lewis, TN · May 2, 2009

A strong cold front that had moved in Middle Tennessee on May 1st moved north as a warm front during the afternoon hours near the Tennessee/Kentucky Border, and in association with a strong low pressure system that had developed across central Arkansas, resulted in flash…

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Hickman, TN · May 2, 2009

A strong cold front that had moved in Middle Tennessee on May 1st moved north as a warm front during the afternoon hours near the Tennessee/Kentucky Border, and in association with a strong low pressure system that had developed across central Arkansas, resulted in flash…

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Flash Flood

Robertson, TN · Apr 23, 2018

A large upper level low located over the Mid-Mississippi Valley brought widespread moderate to heavy rainfall of 2 to 4 inches to most of Middle Tennessee on April 22, with additional bands of showers and thunderstorms rotating around the upper low dropping 1 to 3 inches of rain…

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Flash Flood

Rutherford, TN · Apr 23, 2018

A large upper level low located over the Mid-Mississippi Valley brought widespread moderate to heavy rainfall of 2 to 4 inches to most of Middle Tennessee on April 22, with additional bands of showers and thunderstorms rotating around the upper low dropping 1 to 3 inches of rain…

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Flash Flood

Dickson, TN · Jun 28, 2018

The final and most damaging day in a week-long series of strong to severe thunderstorm events across Middle Tennessee struck the area during the morning into the early afternoon hours on Thursday June 28.

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Flash Flood

Fentress, TN · Jun 28, 2018

The final and most damaging day in a week-long series of strong to severe thunderstorm events across Middle Tennessee struck the area during the morning into the early afternoon hours on Thursday June 28.

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Flash Flood

Cheatham, TN · Nov 5, 2018

A line of severe thunderstorms called a Quasi-linear Convective System (QLCS) developed across west Tennessee and moved eastward across Middle Tennessee during the late evening hours on Monday, November 5, 2018 into the early morning hours on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.

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Maury, TN · Jun 28, 2018

The final and most damaging day in a week-long series of strong to severe thunderstorm events across Middle Tennessee struck the area during the morning into the early afternoon hours on Thursday June 28.

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Flood$10K damage

Knox, 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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Flash Flood$10K damage

MacOn, TN · May 9, 2009

A strong cold front that had moved into the mid state the night before continued to move southeastward through the mid state during the early morning hours on May 9th.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

MacOn, TN · May 9, 2009

A strong cold front that had moved into the mid state the night before continued to move southeastward through the mid state during the early morning hours on May 9th.

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Flash Flood

Fentress, TN · Nov 30, 2010

As a broad area of showers and thunderstorms moved across Middle Tennessee, mainly through the morning hours of Tuesday, November 30th, several counties experienced heavy rainfall.

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Flash Flood

Hardin, TN · Mar 31, 2021

A cold front pushed into a moist and unstable airmass resulting in numerous showers and thunderstorms across West Tennesee and North Mississippi during the early morning hours of March 31st.

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Flash Flood

Hamilton, TN · May 4, 2021

Storms developed across portions of East Tennessee in the afternoon and evening of May 3, with some producing gusty winds and small hail. Storms continued through the night, saturating the ground.

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Flash Flood

Sevier, TN · May 4, 2021

Storms developed across portions of East Tennessee in the afternoon and evening of May 3, with some producing gusty winds and small hail. Storms continued through the night, saturating the ground.

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