Flash Flood — Hancock, Tennessee

2019-02-07 · near Sneedville, Hancock, Tennessee

Event narrative

Landslide washed out portion of Hwy 66 at the Hancock County and Hawkins County border.

Wider weather episode

A warm, moist, Gulf air mass was in place across the area, with a weak surface trough located over the Cumberland Plateau, which helped focus rainfall amounts of a few inches over parts of northeast Tennessee.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 810279. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.