Alert archive / Tennessee / Flash Flood Warnings
Flash Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 2016
115 flash flood warnings in 2016. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of flash flood warnings reaches back to 1986.
Flash Flood Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Warnings
- 115
- Busiest month
- July32 flash flood warnings
- Busiest day
- March 31, 20168 flash flood warnings
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 12:02 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:29 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 2 hr |
| Feb 2, 4:06 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 114 min |
| Feb 2, 10:22 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:52 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Marion, Sequatchie | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 5:03 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Loudon | 3 hr |
| Feb 15, 5:55 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 3 hr |
| Feb 15, 5:56 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:06 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:45 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 7 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:53 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 7 hr |
| Mar 9, 7:32 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Henry, Lauderdale and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 9, 7:37 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 7 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:13 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 12:02 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison, Tipton | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 12:47 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 1:55 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Henderson, Henry and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:09 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby, Tipton | 7 hr |
| Mar 12, 5:12 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 12, 5:41 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Lake, Obion, Weakley | 6 hr |
| Mar 12, 7:45 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Tipton | 4 hr |
| Mar 13, 10:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 4 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 30, 10:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 12:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Fayette, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion, Shelby and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 64 min |
| Mar 31, 4:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Fayette, Haywood, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion and 2 more | 56 min |
| Mar 31, 8:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 8:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 6:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 117 min |
| Apr 29, 12:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 3 hr |
| May 1, 3:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Haywood | 2 hr |
| May 1, 4:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, Madison | 113 min |
| May 1, 4:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, McNairy | 3 hr |
| May 1, 5:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Decatur | 3 hr |
| May 1, 8:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 3 hr |
| May 10, 11:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Wilson | 112 min |
| May 10, 11:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Sumner | 3 hr |
| May 11, 4:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Smith, Trousdale | 117 min |
| May 11, 4:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Sumner | 2 hr |
| May 11, 5:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale | 2 hr |
| May 11, 7:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Jackson, Macon, Robertson, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale | 4 hr |
| May 11, 8:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Macon, Sumner, Trousdale | 4 hr |
| May 11, 9:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cumberland, Fentress, Overton, Putnam | 3 hr |
| May 25, 4:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 3 hr |
| May 26, 3:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Henry, Lake, Obion, Weakley | 4 hr |
| May 26, 4:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Houston, Humphreys | 2 hr |
| May 26, 5:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery and 2 more | 3 hr |
| May 26, 6:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Madison | 2 hr |
| May 26, 8:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette | 3 hr |
| May 26, 8:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 118 min |
| Jun 1, 6:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lauderdale | 117 min |
| Jun 3, 4:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby, Tipton | 2 hr |
| Jun 12, 4:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 3 hr |
| Jun 13, 4:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Henry, Obion, Weakley | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 6:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Lawrence | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 7:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Marshall | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 9:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Maury | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 1:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Macon | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 1:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Decatur, Henderson | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 2:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 118 min |
| Jun 27, 4:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Macon, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Montgomery, Stewart | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 5:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Stewart | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Montgomery, Williamson | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lake | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 6:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Henderson, Madison | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 9:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 12:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | McNairy | 4 hr |
| Jul 10, 2:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Henderson, Madison | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 9:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 114 min |
| Jul 15, 5:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 119 min |
| Jul 15, 5:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 7:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Henry | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 7:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 87 min |
| Jul 15, 7:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Haywood, Madison | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 7:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Henry | 119 min |
| Jul 15, 8:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Putnam | 2 hr |
| Jul 22, 2:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson, Henderson, Henry, Madison, Weakley | 2 hr |
| Jul 23, 8:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 4:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Blount, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 8:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Carter, Johnson, Sullivan | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 5:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Clay | 92 min |
| Jul 28, 5:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 7:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Houston, Humphreys, Stewart | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 11:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Macon, Sumner, Trousdale | 2 hr |
| Jul 29, 12:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 12:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 7:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, Hardin, McNairy | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 7:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 4:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lake, Obion, Weakley | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Gibson, Madison | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 7:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Rutherford | 117 min |
| Aug 7, 2:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Monroe | 118 min |
| Aug 7, 4:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Carter, Johnson, Sullivan, Washington | 117 min |
| Aug 7, 6:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Greene, Hamblen | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 5:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Bledsoe | 2 hr |
| Aug 25, 4:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 1:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, Henderson | 2 hr |
| Aug 27, 3:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 4:25 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Morgan | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 7:26 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 7:39 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Loudon, McMinn, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 2:35 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Crockett, Fayette, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale and 2 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Shelby County29
- Fayette County22
- Lauderdale County15
- Tipton County14
- Madison County13
- Haywood County12
- Sumner County11
- Obion County10
- Dyer County9
- Lake County8
- Gibson County8
- Davidson County8
- Trousdale County8
- Cheatham County7
- McNairy County7
- Henry County7
- Weakley County7
- Chester County7
- Henderson County7
- Macon County7
- Hardeman County6
- Crockett County6
- Benton County5
- Decatur County5
- Rutherford County5
- Carroll County4
- Robertson County4
- Smith County4
- Houston County4
- Montgomery County4
- Dickson County3
- Wilson County3
- Jackson County3
- Humphreys County3
- Clay County3
- Hardin County3
- Stewart County3
- Monroe County3
- Bledsoe County2
- Loudon County2
30 more counties
- Lawrence County2
- Wayne County2
- Putnam County2
- Williamson County2
- Carter County2
- Johnson County2
- Sullivan County2
- McMinn County2
- Hickman County1
- Marion County1
- Sequatchie County1
- Giles County1
- Franklin County1
- Lincoln County1
- Moore County1
- Cumberland County1
- Fentress County1
- Overton County1
- Marshall County1
- Maury County1
- Blount County1
- Washington County1
- Greene County1
- Hamblen County1
- Anderson County1
- Campbell County1
- Morgan County1
- Bradley County1
- Hamilton County1
- Meigs County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.