Flood — Cocke, Tennessee

2025-02-12 to 2025-02-14 · near Irish Cut, Cocke, Tennessee

Event narrative

Heavy rains across east Tennessee and western North Carolina on February 11th and 12th caused the Pigeon river to go into flood stage late on the 12th before rising to major flood stage on the 13th.

Wider weather episode

Heavy rains, categorized by widespread 2 to 3 inch rainfall totals, affected the Morristown forecast area and broader southern Appalachian region on February 11th and 12th. This lead to flooding along some rivers in east Tennessee between February 12th and 14th, during which time some locations reached moderate to major flood stages.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1242415. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.