Flash Flood — Wayne, Tennessee

2010-08-18 · near Waynesboro, Wayne, Tennessee

Event narrative

Numerous county roads were closed county wide. A total of seven roads are impassable along with two roads being washed out. Public also reported extensive flooding on Flat Gap Creek Road with one house having a foot of water in the house.

Newspapers reported that flooding damaged six buildings on Houston Road, and two on Flat Gap Road. Three of these were homes which were virtually destroyed. From three to four inches of water invaded the homes, covering floors with water, debris, and mud. The rushing water was even forceful enough to completely lift two buildings of their foundations, depositing one 150 yards away, right in the middle of Indian Creek Road. The other was stopped when it crashed into some trees.

Newspapers also reported that a small white wood framed building that was as a family/community house of worship on Flat Gap Road was shoved off of its foundation and pushed some distance. The house collapsed in on itself as it came to rest against some trees in the Vickery yard. Other little outbuildings were also washed away.

All of this damage was caused by total rainfall amounts of eight inches to as much

as one foot of water in the Flat Gap Creek/Houston Communities.

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 256912. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.