Flash Flood — Grainger, Tennessee

1997-07-01 · near Buffalo Spgs, Grainger, Tennessee

Wider weather episode

Male, age 40, killed in flash flood on Buffalo Creek. County Sheriff reports that the man's car had apparently become stalled in deep running water and he was swept into the creek while attempting to abandon his car. A woman in a car behind him was rescued by a second man as she was swept by the current under her car while attempting to abandon it.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5602894. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.