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Flood in Sequatchie County, Tennessee

Flood April 27, 2011 · Sequatchie County, Tennessee

1
Death
$10K
Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Law enforcement personnel reported thunderstorms produced flooding on Hwy 127 in Dunlap. A middle aged man, who was intoxicated, jumped into the high water, drowned and was later found 60 yards downstream.

The wider storm

Favorable atmospheric conditions resulted in a deadly tornado outbreak across east Tennessee on the 27th. The thunderstorms produced more than 50 tornadoes across the east Tennessee area with 32 deaths and more than 200 injured. The tornadoes produced from light to heavy damage to hundreds of homes and businesses. Hail as large as baseballs was also reported.

Began near Dunlap (35.3700, -85.3900).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

51 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF4 Hamilton County 20 deadEF4 Bledsoe County 4 deadEF4 Blount CountyEF4 Rhea CountyEF3 Greene County 6 deadEF3 Greene County 2 deadEF2 Bradley County 4 deadEF2 Johnson County 2 deadEF2 Hamilton CountyEF2 Monroe CountyEF2 Sequatchie CountyEF2 Marion CountyEF2 Monroe CountyEF2 Washington CountyEF2 Bradley CountyEF1 Bradley County 1 deadEF1 Hamilton CountyEF1 Cocke CountyEF1 Cocke CountyEF1 Hamilton CountyEF1 Hamilton CountyEF1 Hamilton CountyEF1 Knox CountyEF1 Marion CountyEF1 McMinn CountyEF1 Monroe CountyEF1 Monroe CountyEF1 Monroe CountyEF1 Rhea CountyEF1 Sequatchie Countyand 21 more

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 296474. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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