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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

Lawrence, TN · Sep 23, 2009

An area of showers developed during the early morning hours across southwestern portions of Middle Tennessee in response to deepening southerly flow ushering in additional moisture to the area.

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Flash Flood

Hamilton, TN · Mar 25, 2021

A weather system moved from the Lower Mississippi River Valley through the Appalachian Mountains. Locally heavy rainfall fell across the southern half of east Tennessee during the day and early evening of March 25.

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Knox, TN · Mar 25, 2021

A weather system moved from the Lower Mississippi River Valley through the Appalachian Mountains. Locally heavy rainfall fell across the southern half of east Tennessee during the day and early evening of March 25.

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Shelby, TN · Mar 1, 2021

A slow-moving cold front combined with a deep moisture connection extending to the Pacific to produce heavy rain across the Mid-South from February 28th into March 1st. Rainfall amounts of 2 inches or more were common with some places reporting more than 4 inches.

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Flash Flood

Shelby, TN · Apr 24, 2010

A warm front lifted north across the Mid-South during the afternoon and evening hours of April 23rd, 2010. Behind the warm front, warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico made for a very unstable atmosphere.

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Jefferson, TN · Mar 3, 2020

Supercell thunderstorms developed during the early morning hours across Middle Tennessee and shifted east ahead of a surface warm front. Wind structure through the atmosphere was sufficient for rotating storms in an environment of weakening instability.

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Flash Flood

Monroe, TN · Apr 12, 2020

A prolonged convective event with deep moist southerly flow in an unstable environment with strong wind shear generated supercell thunderstorms across Southeast Tennessee and Southwest North Carolina.

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Bradley, TN · Apr 13, 2020

A prolonged convective event with deep moist southerly flow in an unstable environment with strong wind shear generated supercell thunderstorms across Southeast Tennessee and Southwest North Carolina.

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Flash Flood

Sevier, TN · Apr 13, 2020

A prolonged convective event with deep moist southerly flow in an unstable environment with strong wind shear generated supercell thunderstorms across Southeast Tennessee and Southwest North Carolina.

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McMinn, TN · Apr 13, 2020

A prolonged convective event with deep moist southerly flow in an unstable environment with strong wind shear generated supercell thunderstorms across Southeast Tennessee and Southwest North Carolina.

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Flash Flood

Sevier, TN · Apr 13, 2020

A prolonged convective event with deep moist southerly flow in an unstable environment with strong wind shear generated supercell thunderstorms across Southeast Tennessee and Southwest North Carolina.

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Washington, TN · Apr 13, 2020

A prolonged convective event with deep moist southerly flow in an unstable environment with strong wind shear generated supercell thunderstorms across Southeast Tennessee and Southwest North Carolina.

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Carter, TN · Apr 13, 2020

A prolonged convective event with deep moist southerly flow in an unstable environment with strong wind shear generated supercell thunderstorms across Southeast Tennessee and Southwest North Carolina.

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Unicoi, TN · Apr 13, 2020

A prolonged convective event with deep moist southerly flow in an unstable environment with strong wind shear generated supercell thunderstorms across Southeast Tennessee and Southwest North Carolina.

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Flash Flood

Shelby, TN · Jul 11, 2021

During the evening of July 10, 2021, an upper-level disturbance pushed into the area from the northwest. As a result, a line of thunderstorms developed and pushed across areas along and north of Interstate 40.

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Flash Flood

Sevier, TN · Apr 19, 2019

A strong low pressure system moved northeast from the Lower Mississippi Valley across the southern tip of the Appalachian Mountains. A few strong thunderstorms developed ahead of the system cold front generating some wind damage.

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Flash Flood

Franklin, TN · Sep 19, 2021

Showers and thunderstorms repeatedly moved across Northern Alabama and Southern Middle TN on the 19th and 20th. Numerous roads were closed in Lincoln County, with widespread rainfall amounts of 3-6 across much of the area.

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Flash Flood

Franklin, TN · Sep 19, 2021

Showers and thunderstorms repeatedly moved across Northern Alabama and Southern Middle TN on the 19th and 20th. Numerous roads were closed in Lincoln County, with widespread rainfall amounts of 3-6 across much of the area.

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Flash Flood

Franklin, TN · Sep 19, 2021

Showers and thunderstorms repeatedly moved across Northern Alabama and Southern Middle TN on the 19th and 20th. Numerous roads were closed in Lincoln County, with widespread rainfall amounts of 3-6 across much of the area.

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Flash Flood

Franklin, TN · Sep 19, 2021

Showers and thunderstorms repeatedly moved across Northern Alabama and Southern Middle TN on the 19th and 20th. Numerous roads were closed in Lincoln County, with widespread rainfall amounts of 3-6 across much of the area.

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Flash Flood

Lincoln, TN · Sep 19, 2021

Showers and thunderstorms repeatedly moved across Northern Alabama and Southern Middle TN on the 19th and 20th. Numerous roads were closed in Lincoln County, with widespread rainfall amounts of 3-6 across much of the area.

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Flash Flood

Lincoln, TN · Sep 19, 2021

Showers and thunderstorms repeatedly moved across Northern Alabama and Southern Middle TN on the 19th and 20th. Numerous roads were closed in Lincoln County, with widespread rainfall amounts of 3-6 across much of the area.

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Flash Flood

Lincoln, TN · Sep 19, 2021

Showers and thunderstorms repeatedly moved across Northern Alabama and Southern Middle TN on the 19th and 20th. Numerous roads were closed in Lincoln County, with widespread rainfall amounts of 3-6 across much of the area.

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Flash Flood

Lincoln, TN · Sep 19, 2021

Showers and thunderstorms repeatedly moved across Northern Alabama and Southern Middle TN on the 19th and 20th. Numerous roads were closed in Lincoln County, with widespread rainfall amounts of 3-6 across much of the area.

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