Flood — Wilson, Tennessee

2010-08-18 to 2010-08-19 · near Green Hill, Wilson, Tennessee

Event narrative

Two feet of standing water occurred between Newby Street and East Spring Street, and also on South Cumberland Street, for a brief period during the morning hours of Thursday, August 19th, resulting from flooding along Sinking Creek. Stoner Creek, one mile west of Mt. Juliet, went over bank full and resulted in flooding. Several water rescues, per water rising in their yards blocking them in their homes, were also required in Mt. Juliet.

Newspapers reported that the railroad track that carries a commuter train, the Music City Star, between Nashville an Lebanon had been washed out between Mt. Juliet and Lebanon. Several business, along with public buildings, in Mt. Juliet experienced flood damage, including David Deaton Karate Studio in the Valley Center on North Mt. Juliet Road and a Fire and Rescue station which is primarily used to houses ambulances behind Mt. Juliet City Hall. Extent of damage to these business were unkown. Floodwaters also covered little league baseball and football fields and also knocked over the new fencing around Charlie Daniels Football Field in Mt. Juliet. Heavy rains closed the Wilson County Fair, the largest fair in Tennessee, for the first time in its 157 year history, for Wednesday night, August 18th.

All of this damage was the result of four inches, to as much as one foot in some locations, of rainfall across areas mainly along and north of Interstate 40.

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 256914. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.