Flash Flood — Blount, Tennessee

2023-03-02 · near Blockhouse, Blount, Tennessee

Event narrative

Wilkinson Pike closed by flooding near Cutshaw Road, perhaps from flooding of Crooked Creek.

Wider weather episode

A moist, southwesterly fetch aloft paralleled a stationary front draped across northeast Tennessee to produce areas of heavy rainfall and flooding, along with severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1074739. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.