Flood in Scott County, Tennessee

Flood March 28, 2021 · Scott County, Tennessee

$1.7M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Record flooding on the Big South Fork Cumberland River at Leatherwood Ford washed away a portion of the historic Burnt Mill Bridge in the Big South Fork Recreation Area. The river crested at 42.50 feet at 10:15 AM EST. For the entire flood event throughout Scott County, damages totaled $1.725 million.

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 New River (36.3800, -84.6379).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 951206. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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