Flash Flood in Bledsoe County, Tennessee

Flash Flood March 28, 2021 · Bledsoe County, Tennessee

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several roadways were flooded around Pikeville.

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 Pikeville (35.6579, -85.2000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 951214. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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