Flood — Monroe, Tennessee

2023-08-15 · near Tellico Plains, Monroe, Tennessee

Event narrative

River gage on the Tellico River east of Tellico Plains crested at 15.60 feet at 4 am EDT, setting a new record crest. Flood stage is 9 feet.

Wider weather episode

A highly anomalous weather pattern involving a closed low and a trailing cold front brought discrete thunderstorms and multicell clusters in multiple rounds to east Tennessee. Repeat events as well as training of cells resulted in flash flooding, some of it significant.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1134674. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.