Flood — Grainger, Tennessee

2021-03-18 · near Lulaville, Grainger, Tennessee

Event narrative

Flooding at the intersection of Bluff Road, Dunville Gap Road, and Wolfe Hollow.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system produced high winds in the mountains and foothills of East Tennessee during the early morning hours of March 18. Heavy rainfall also occurred across the southern Tennessee Valley and southern Plateau, resulting in flooding on the evening of the 17th and early morning of the 18th. Later in the day on the 18th, thunderstorms moved across the area, some of which produced large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 950609. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.