Flash Flood — Stewart, Tennessee

2024-05-14 · near New Haven, Stewart, Tennessee

Event narrative

Heavy rain caused flash flooding in Stewart County with a baseball park on Highway 79 reported to be underwater. Damages are unknown.

Wider weather episode

An active pattern across Middle Tennessee continued on May 14, 2024, as yet another line of thunderstorms moved across the area. The primary threat with these thunderstorms were damaging winds with several reports of downed trees received across Giles County, Marshall County, Bedford County, and Coffee County. Very slow-moving thunderstorms also produced flash flooding across portions of Stewart County. This activity was also responsible for one EF-0 tornado near Ethridge.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1168007. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.