Washington storm history

Flash flooding on the Nolichucky River flowed downstream from Unicoi County. This stretch of the river is a gorge that opens into the flood plain of the Bumpus Cove Road section of the town of Embreeville. Water rescue operations had begun by 9:00 am EST in Embreeville. The strea…

Event began with a period of snow, before transitioning to rain and some freezing rain, before ending late with light snow. Two public reports from Johnson City of 4.5 inches were received, along with an inch in Telford, 5 inches in Jonesborough, 3 inches in Gray, and 6 inches in…

Toddler wandered into a swollen creek near the home and drowned.

Significant Flash Flooding on Dry Creek. Several houses damaged, one house destroyed. A dozen miniature horses killed on a horse farm. Some automobiles destroyed. A mudslide uphill at the Methodist Camp may have temporarily dammed water whose release contributed to the flash floo…

Several trees were blown down by powerful thunderstorm wind gusts on Delmer Salts Road and on Carroll Creek Road at the steeplechase.

Light snow fell across Washington County, with 1.5 inches measured by a trained spotter in Limestone, an inch measured by a CoCoRaHS volunteer in Jonesborough, and 1 inch measured by the public in Johnson City. Interstate 26 had icy conditions during the snowfall.

Social media photos showed water over roads, in addition to several feet of water in a low spot next to the road.

Photos from social media showed water coming into the first level of a house near Cedar Valley Blvd, likely due to fast rises on nearby South Fork Cedar Creek.

Social media photo showed Boones Creek Road closed near the railroad crossing due to flooding.

Photos from social media showed flooding in the Oak Grove Village mobile home park in Oak Grove. Based on the photo, water depth is estimated to be at least 1 foot deep.

The Scannerfood Facebook page shared reports of a small sinkhole opening up on Kitzmiller Road at the railroad pass due to flooding. It slowly expanded in size between 8:00 PM and 9:30 PM EDT before local government personnel closed that portion of the road.

Spotter reported minor flooding near intersection of Opie Arnold Road and Jaynes Road in Limestone. Several inches of water was flowing over SR-75, which represented over a foot of rise on the adjacent stream.

Multiple roadways were flooded near downtown Johnson City and ETSU campus.

Several trees blown down on Davy Crockett Road by severe thunderstorm winds.

Several trees were blown down in Fall Branch area by a severe thunderstorm.

High non-thunderstorm wind gusts stripped a few shingles from a four year old roof on a home in South Central, TN.

Light to heavy snow fell across Washington County, a trained spotter near the Unicoi line measured 1.5 inches of snow. A trained spotter in Johnson City measured 4 inches of snow. CoCoRaHS measurements included 3.3 inches of snow in Gray, 3.4 inches in Gray, 2.9 inches in Johnson…

Light snow fell in Washington County, with a Facebook report of 1 inch of snowfall in Johnson City. A CoCoRaHS report of 1 inch was also received from Gray. Other CoCoRaHS reports in the county were generally 0.5 inches or less.

Light snow with likely wintry mix based off neighboring reports fell across Washington County, with a trained spotter reporting 3 inches of snow in Avondale. Additionally, 2 inches of snow near Milligan College was measured, 2 inches in Limestone, and 2 inches in Johnson City.

Three inches of snow was reported at WJHL in Johnson City. Additionally, two inches of snow was reported elsewhere in Johnson City, and 1.7 inches in Jonesborough and Gray.

Several CoCoRaHS stations across the county reported 1 inch of snowfall, with the highest report being 1.5 inches of snow outside of Jonesborough.

At 10:16 AM LST, the UNIT1 Watauga RAWS station recorded a 60 mph measured peak gust during Helene's passage. Additionally, multiple large trees were felled by high winds throughout the county, including all over Johnson City.

Flooding observed in several locations in and around Jonesborough.

Main Street in Johnson City had two feet of water over it and Carver Park was also flooded. Flooding was also observed north of Johnson City on Austin Springs road.

A few trees were felled along two roads by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.

Several trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts. In addition, a flag pole was snapped by the winds, and minor structural damage occurred to a nearby home.

A light rain/freezing rain/snow mix fell, with 0.7 inches of snow measured in Gray, TN.

A 62 mph non-thunderstorm wind gust was measured at a mesonet weather station.

Several trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds around an intersection near Limestone.

Multiple trees were blown down by powerful thunderstorm winds at a road intersection in the Limestone area.

The initial damage was observed along Ben Gamble Road where several pine trees were uprooted. The only structural damage was to a small barn where metal covering was bent. Additional wind damage was observed near West Main Street, and Bowman Avenue where a few oak trees were upro…

Downburst severe winds from a thunderstorm produced a divergent pattern in the woods, felling several hardwood trees along with broken branches.

Trees blown down by severe thunderstorm winds.

Numerous trees and powerlines blown down by severe wind gusts from thunderstorms.

Flooding of Ralph Hoss Road, Tommy Campbell Road, and Greenwood Road, all in the same general area between the communities of Woodlawn and Lamar.

Pastureland north of Davy Crockett High School covered with 4 feet of water. Little Limestone Creek was out of its banks. Water in yards and entering some basements and garages. Numerous roads flooded around Jonesborough (which is the proper spelling of the town name), and one ve…

A few trees were blown down across the county by severe winds.

A few trees blown down by straight line winds.

A few trees blown down across the county by straight line winds.

Numerous tree limbs were blown down, and a few trees were knocked over on the ETSU campus.

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Minor flooding was reported near Gray.

Near Embreeville, 5 inches of snow was reported.