Flood — Macon, Tennessee

2010-08-18 to 2010-08-19 · near Cross Rd, Macon, Tennessee

Event narrative

Heavy flooding of low lying areas across the county destroyed tobacco crops that were planted in these areas. Thirty roads across the county were reported to have at least moderate damage, mainly across the eastern portion of the county, with 24 of those roads being closed. Per the wet soil conditions, several trees also fell across county roadways. Emergency officials evacuated about 50 nursing home residents from a facility close to a rising creek. Name and exact location of the creek was unknown.

Newspapers also reported that the counties highway department stated that 96 roads were damaged in the flooding, with 22 of those suffering moderate to severe damage.

All of this damage was the result of 7, to as locally high as 10 inches in a few locations, of rainfall 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 257769. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.