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