Flash Flood — Blount, Tennessee

2023-08-10 · near Bungalow Town, Blount, Tennessee

Event narrative

Pistol Creek was nearing its banks, and numerous roads were flooding.

Wider weather episode

Highly anomalous low level jet associated with a strong upper level shortwave brought an early morning thunderstorm complex through Tennessee, with flash flooding around Knoxville and damaging straight line winds in the southernmost counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1133800. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.