Flood — Unicoi, Tennessee
2020-02-06 to 2020-02-07 · near Unicoi, Unicoi, Tennessee
1
Direct deaths
$350K
Property damage
Event narrative
Numerous roadways were flooded or damaged across the county. Circumstantially, a motorist swerved off of Unicoi Drive around 12:30 AM on the 7th, hit a concrete bridge structure that crosses Buffalo Creek, and rolled over into the flooded creek. The trapped occupant drowned.
Wider weather episode
A cold front extending from the Texas coast to the southern Appalachians experienced little movement as low pressure systems moved northeastward along the boundary. This resulted in heavy rainfall of 5 to 6 inches across most of area.
View location on OpenStreetMap → (36.2290, -82.3500)
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 872848. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.