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Flood in Clay County, Tennessee

Flood March 9, 2019 · Clay County, Tennessee

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What the National Weather Service wrote

High water covered parts of Free Hill River Road at Neeley Creek Road.

The wider storm

A line of scattered showers and thunderstorms moved across Middle Tennessee during the afternoon and evening hours on March 9. One supercell thunderstorm produced wind damage across southern Wayne and Lawrence Counties, while another supercell caused wind damage in Grundy County. Farther to the north, a QLCS caused wind damage in Rutherford and Cannon Counties. Strong southerly gradient winds also produced wind damage in some areas, and heavy rainfall from the showers and storms resulted in flash flooding.

Began near Free Hill (36.5791, -85.4986).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 814705. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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