Flash Flood — Van Buren, Tennessee

2021-10-06 · near Sweetgum, Van Buren, Tennessee

Event narrative

Cane Creek Road and Highway 30 near Fall Creek Falls State Park are impassable in some places due to flooding.

Wider weather episode

Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed in the afternoon hours on October 6th and lasted well into the evening hours. Multiple reports of damaging winds, flash flooding, some hail, and even a tornado were received.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 990093. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.