Flood in Carter County, Tennessee

Flood February 23, 2019 · Carter County, Tennessee

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Flooding in the Poga, Elk Mill, and Little Milligan communities. Mudslide closed Hwy 321 at Watauga Point Road. All told, there was about 1.5 million dollars in flood damage across Carter County for the overall event.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Poga (36.2500, -81.9500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 810370. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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