Flood — Northwest Monroe, Tennessee

2003-02-14 to 2003-02-17 · Northwest Monroe, Tennessee

Wider weather episode

Four day rainfall totals of two to eight inches fell across east Tennessee, with the highest amounts occurring across the Cumberland Plateau and adjacent valleys areas. This rainfall combined with a melting snowpack (reports of up to a foot in the higher elevations) to produce widespread flooding of rivers and streams with numerous mudslides also reported (one notable mudslide pushed an apartment complex off its foundation in Knox County). The Powell, Clinch and Holston rivers measured the most significant rises with Claiborne, Rhea and Knox counties reporting the most significant damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5343447. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.