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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

Putnam, TN · Sep 25, 2018

Scattered showers and thunderstorms affected the Upper Cumberland region of Middle Tennessee during the late afternoon and evening hours on September 25.

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Flash Flood

Putnam, TN · Sep 25, 2018

Scattered showers and thunderstorms affected the Upper Cumberland region of Middle Tennessee during the late afternoon and evening hours on September 25.

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Flash Flood

Sequatchie, TN · Oct 6, 2021

A deep 500 MB low over the lower Mississippi Valley, and associated surface low that was nearly stationary beneath it, produced a humid tropical air mass over the area.

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Flood

Cocke, TN · Dec 7, 2011

Heavy rain resulted in rapid rises on the Pigeon from NC into TN. Moderate flood stage was exceeded at the forecast point in Newport, NEPT1. In fact, the river rose most rapidly when it rose from minor flood stage of 8 feet to moderate flood stage of 10 feet in roughly an hour…

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Flood

Hardeman, TN · Feb 22, 2018

A prolonged period of rainfall was generated along the backside of a slow moving cold front across portions of West Tennessee during the late evening hours of February 21st continuing into February 22nd.

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Flood

Crockett, TN · Feb 22, 2018

A prolonged period of rainfall was generated along the backside of a slow moving cold front across portions of West Tennessee during the late evening hours of February 21st continuing into February 22nd.

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Flood

Fayette, TN · Feb 21, 2018

A prolonged period of rainfall was generated along the backside of a slow moving cold front across portions of West Tennessee during the late evening hours of February 21st continuing into February 22nd.

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Flood

Chester, TN · Feb 22, 2018

A prolonged period of rainfall was generated along the backside of a slow moving cold front across portions of West Tennessee during the late evening hours of February 21st continuing into February 22nd.

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Flood

Haywood, TN · Feb 21, 2018

A prolonged period of rainfall was generated along the backside of a slow moving cold front across portions of West Tennessee during the late evening hours of February 21st continuing into February 22nd.

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Flood

Dyer, TN · Feb 21, 2018

A prolonged period of rainfall was generated along the backside of a slow moving cold front across portions of West Tennessee during the late evening hours of February 21st continuing into February 22nd.

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Flood

Obion, TN · Feb 22, 2018

A prolonged period of rainfall was generated along the backside of a slow moving cold front across portions of West Tennessee during the late evening hours of February 21st continuing into February 22nd.

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Flood

Carroll, TN · Feb 21, 2018

A prolonged period of rainfall was generated along the backside of a slow moving cold front across portions of West Tennessee during the late evening hours of February 21st continuing into February 22nd.

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Flash Flood

Shelby, TN · Feb 2, 2016

Low pressure moved from the Southern Plains toward the Mid-Mississippi Valley while a cold front pushed east toward the Mid-South on February 2, 2016. The airmass across the Mid-South was moist and unstable ahead of the front.

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Flash Flood

Tipton, TN · Feb 2, 2016

Low pressure moved from the Southern Plains toward the Mid-Mississippi Valley while a cold front pushed east toward the Mid-South on February 2, 2016. The airmass across the Mid-South was moist and unstable ahead of the front.

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Flash Flood

Shelby, TN · Feb 2, 2016

Low pressure moved from the Southern Plains toward the Mid-Mississippi Valley while a cold front pushed east toward the Mid-South on February 2, 2016. The airmass across the Mid-South was moist and unstable ahead of the front.

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Flash Flood

Shelby, TN · Mar 9, 2016

A classic heavy rain pattern set up over the Mid-South during the period of March 9th, 2016 to March 13th, 2016. A cold front stretched from Nebraska to Texas on the morning of March 8th.

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Flash Flood

Gibson, TN · Mar 9, 2016

A classic heavy rain pattern set up over the Mid-South during the period of March 9th, 2016 to March 13th, 2016. A cold front stretched from Nebraska to Texas on the morning of March 8th.

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Flash Flood

Haywood, TN · Mar 10, 2016

A classic heavy rain pattern set up over the Mid-South during the period of March 9th, 2016 to March 13th, 2016. A cold front stretched from Nebraska to Texas on the morning of March 8th.

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Flash Flood

Shelby, TN · Mar 10, 2016

A classic heavy rain pattern set up over the Mid-South during the period of March 9th, 2016 to March 13th, 2016. A cold front stretched from Nebraska to Texas on the morning of March 8th.

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Flash Flood

Madison, TN · Mar 10, 2016

A classic heavy rain pattern set up over the Mid-South during the period of March 9th, 2016 to March 13th, 2016. A cold front stretched from Nebraska to Texas on the morning of March 8th.

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Flash Flood

Henderson, TN · Mar 10, 2016

A classic heavy rain pattern set up over the Mid-South during the period of March 9th, 2016 to March 13th, 2016. A cold front stretched from Nebraska to Texas on the morning of March 8th.

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Flash Flood

Carroll, TN · Mar 10, 2016

A classic heavy rain pattern set up over the Mid-South during the period of March 9th, 2016 to March 13th, 2016. A cold front stretched from Nebraska to Texas on the morning of March 8th.

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Flash Flood

Gibson, TN · Mar 10, 2016

A classic heavy rain pattern set up over the Mid-South during the period of March 9th, 2016 to March 13th, 2016. A cold front stretched from Nebraska to Texas on the morning of March 8th.

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Flash Flood

Gibson, TN · Mar 12, 2016

A classic heavy rain pattern set up over the Mid-South during the period of March 9th, 2016 to March 13th, 2016. A cold front stretched from Nebraska to Texas on the morning of March 8th.

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