Flood — Clay, Tennessee

2019-03-09 · near Free Hill, Clay, Tennessee

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 814705. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.