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

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

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 Sadie (36.4166, -82.0769).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 983701. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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