Flash Flood — Carter, Tennessee

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

Event narrative

Video depicted fast moving water on a homeowners property on Grindstaff Hollow Road near Sadie.

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 983701. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.