Flash Flood in Carter County, Tennessee

Flash Flood August 20, 2021 · Carter County, Tennessee

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several roads were closed due to high water or fast moving water in the Stoney Creek area northeast of Elizabethton.

The wider storm

Early morning convection anchored over a ridgetop and produced a localized area of heavy rainfall. The run off produced flash flooding downstream to the northeast of Elizabethton.

Began near Hunter (36.3700, -82.1700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 983700. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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