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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

Shelby, TN · Aug 5, 2015

A quasi-stationary front was draped across the area during the day on August 5, 2015. During the afternoon hours, an upper level disturbance triggered a complex of thunderstorms across Northern Arkansas.

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Hancock, TN · Jul 14, 2015

A continuation of severe weather from the previous day involved convection which developed early in the day in association with an overnight outflow boundary followed by the main event involving a meso-scale convective system driving southeast into a moderately to highly…

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Hawkins, TN · Jul 14, 2015

A continuation of severe weather from the previous day involved convection which developed early in the day in association with an overnight outflow boundary followed by the main event involving a meso-scale convective system driving southeast into a moderately to highly…

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Flash Flood

Obion, TN · Dec 23, 2015

Strong surface low pressure tracked from the Plains into the Mississippi River Valley while a strong cold front pushed into the Mid-South on December 23, 2015.

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Flash Flood

Weakley, TN · Dec 23, 2015

Strong surface low pressure tracked from the Plains into the Mississippi River Valley while a strong cold front pushed into the Mid-South on December 23, 2015.

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Flash Flood

Franklin, TN · Dec 25, 2015

Numerous systems affecting the Tennessee valley earlier in the month set the stage widespread flash flooding and areal flooding across much of the region during the final week of 2015.

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Flash Flood

Benton, TN · Aug 4, 2019

Hot and humid conditions created an unstable atmosphere that was capable of producing numerous multi-cell thunderstorms. Some of these storms trained over the same areas or were slow moving causing isolated flash flooding over portions of southwest Tennessee during the afternoon…

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Dickson, TN · Feb 21, 2015

An historic winter storm struck Middle Tennessee just 2 days after a widespread snowfall and only 4 days after another major winter storm affected the area. Light snow moved into the area during the afternoon hours on February 20.

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Stewart, TN · Feb 21, 2015

An historic winter storm struck Middle Tennessee just 2 days after a widespread snowfall and only 4 days after another major winter storm affected the area. Light snow moved into the area during the afternoon hours on February 20.

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Williamson, TN · Feb 21, 2015

An historic winter storm struck Middle Tennessee just 2 days after a widespread snowfall and only 4 days after another major winter storm affected the area. Light snow moved into the area during the afternoon hours on February 20.

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Loudon, TN · Jul 14, 2015

A continuation of severe weather from the previous day involved convection which developed early in the day in association with an overnight outflow boundary followed by the main event involving a meso-scale convective system driving southeast into a moderately to highly…

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Clay, TN · Jul 3, 2015

Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed across Middle Tennessee during the afternoon and evening hours on July 2. Some of these storms became supercells with low level rotation, and produced 5 weak tornadoes along with several other funnel clouds and wind damage.

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MacOn, TN · Jul 3, 2015

Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed across Middle Tennessee during the afternoon and evening hours on July 2. Some of these storms became supercells with low level rotation, and produced 5 weak tornadoes along with several other funnel clouds and wind damage.

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