Flash Flood — Claiborne, Tennessee

2021-03-28 · near Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee

Event narrative

Numerous roadways were flooded and many were impassable across the county. Total damages across the county reached $1.2 million for this flood event, mostly for roads and bridges.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 951213. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.