Flash Flood in Carter County, Tennessee

Flash Flood October 23, 2017 · Carter County, Tennessee

$525K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

About a half dozen homes flooded. One swift water rescue occurred on Hampton Creek and Highway 143. Flooring damaged at a school. Nearly 3 inches of rain fell over the high terrain near Burbank between 1 PM and 4 PM.

The wider storm

Abundant moisture along a frontal boundary produced heavy rain in parts of East Tennessee. Additional heavy rain continued to fall post-front with upslope (westerly to southwesterly) winds mainly over the Appalachian Mountains of East Tennessee.

Began near Roan Mtn (36.2000, -82.0521).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 725579. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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