Flood — Overton, Tennessee

2010-08-18 to 2010-08-19 · near Timothy, Overton, Tennessee

Event narrative

Several roads across the county were closed due to flooding. A house experienced flooding on Tommy Dodson Highway. In excess of a foot of water was over roads and in houses in and near Sulpher. Six houses in this area had water up to the doors and windows with one of these houses having water to middle of its doors. A boat was also used to rescue an elderly woman from her house in this area.

Newspapers reported that 75 roads received damage, along with 20 of those roads being destroyed. In addition to this, 70 homes were damaged. Extent of damage to individual homes was unknown. Some vehicles were also damaged, including a car that was nearly submerged when water covered the roadway on State Highway 293 near Ramsey's Market. A few swift water rescues were also preformed across the county. Many bridges and electrical services were also damaged. Extent of damage to bridges and electrical services was unknown. County schools were also closed and let out early on Wednesday, August 18th, because of the flooding.

Newspapers also reproted that tree structures were destroyed, 10 with major damages, 12 with moderate damage, and 30 with minor damage. Several small wood framed structures were also washed away. Several pets were also rescued from multiple flooded homes. Spring Creek overgrew its banks and caused additional flooding problems. Many fences across the county were also destroyed.

All of this damage was the result of a little more than seven inches of rainfall that had fallen across the county.

Wider weather episode

The remnants of a tropical depression interacted with a stationary front in Middle Tennessee, resulting in excessive rainfall across several counties east of Interstate 65 corridor. Area averaged between six and seven inches of rain, with some areas receiving as much as a foot of rainfall. Most of the severe damage across this area included impacted bridges, roads, and multiple types of structures.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 256893. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.