Flash Flood in Greene County, Tennessee

Flash Flood August 3, 2023 · Greene County, Tennessee

$10K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Water covering Tusculum Blvd near Greeneville High School nearly a foot deep. Over six inches of water covering the road and entering structures and houses west of Tusculum. 911 Call center reported a few water rescues occurred on the east side of Greeneville between 4 pm and 5 pm EDT.

The wider storm

A line of rain showers was moving eastward along a frontal boundary during the afternoon. A brief spin up tornado occurred with one of these stronger rain showers within an area of weak rotation across eastern Roane County near the Oral community. Severe downdraft winds occurred sporadically in association with this briefly tornadic thunderstorm.

Began near Tusculum (36.1845, -82.7500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Roane County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1133790. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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