Flash Flood in Rhea County, Tennessee

Flash Flood December 24, 2015 · Rhea County, Tennessee

Death

$15K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A section of Hwy 30 crossing Rattan Creek near Dayton washed out. Two vehicles were washed away, with rescues required. One fatality.

The wider storm

With an unseasonable warm and humid air mass in place, localized heavy rainfall produced a flash flood that washed out a roadway and caused one fatality.

Began near Dayton (35.5335, -85.0472).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 613567. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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