Flash Flood in Carter County, Tennessee

Flash Flood October 23, 2017 · Carter County, Tennessee

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

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 725581. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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