Flood in Hawkins County, Tennessee

Flood March 28, 2021 · Hawkins County, Tennessee

Death

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Vehicle attempted to drive through floodwaters of Big Creek near the intersection of Housewright Hollow Road and Hickman Hollow Road. Vehicle was swept into Big Creek. One fatality.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms with large hail spread northward across East Tennessee during the early morning hours of March 27, reaching southwest Virginia by late morning. These storms were associated with a warm front, which later stalled across northeast Tennessee. This stalled front was the focus of additional thunderstorms that produced damaging wind gusts and flooding in the evening of March 27 and into March 28.

Began near Surgoinsville (36.5212, -82.9137).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 951050. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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