Flood — Cocke, Tennessee

2025-04-07 to 2025-04-08 · near Irish Cut, Cocke, Tennessee

Event narrative

Heavy rains in western North Carolina pushed the Pigeon River at Newport into minor flood stage for around 5 hours, beginning at 8:30 PM EST on April 7th and ending at 1:15 AM EST on April 8th.

Wider weather episode

A cold front swept through the southern Appalachian region on April 6th, producing several hours of moderate to heavy rainfall in the mountains of east Tennessee and western North Carolina. Runoff from this event resulted in the Pigeon River at Newport going into minor flood stage from late in the evening on April 7th and lasting into the early morning hours on April 8th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1251063. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.