Flash Flood — Carter, Tennessee

2021-08-20 · near Hunter, Carter, Tennessee

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 983700. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.