Flood — Knox, Tennessee

2019-02-23 to 2019-02-24 · near Halls Xrds, Knox, Tennessee

Event narrative

Numerous roadways and structures were flooded. East Emory Road near Hallbrook Road near Halls Crossroads was closed. Flooding also reported on Northshore Drive near Ebenezer Road. South Peters Road was closed by flooding late in the evening, but a motorist still became submerged and, after being taken to a hospital, died shortly after midnight. All told, there was about 32.5 million dollars in damages across Knox County from this flooding event.

Wider weather episode

A strong low pressure system moved from northeast New Mexico to the Great Lakes during the period, providing strong southerly flow from the Gulf, and producing significant amounts of rainfall.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (36.1005, -83.9047)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 810342. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.