Flash Flood — Carter, Tennessee

2017-10-23 · near Roan Mtn, Carter, Tennessee

Event narrative

Highway 143 at Smith Branch Road inundated and impassible. Large trees were floating down river.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 725581. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.