Flood — Washington, Tennessee

2025-08-23 · near Gray, Washington, Tennessee

Event narrative

Photos from social media showed water coming into the first level of a house near Cedar Valley Blvd, likely due to fast rises on nearby South Fork Cedar Creek.

Wider weather episode

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours of the 23rd. The slow moving nature of these storms resulted in heavy rains and notable flooding near the I-26 corridor between Kingsport and Johnson City.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1291178. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.