Tennessee, 1996

Flash Flood in Tennessee, July 21 to 22, 1996

July 21 to 22, 1996 · NWS OHX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Several creeks and streams were out of their banks in the Woodbury area. There were a few evacuations and numerous road closures around the county.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.

Several creeks and streams were out of their banks in the Woodbury area. There were a few evacuations and numerous road closures around the county. 4 families were evacuated from the Twin Oaks Subdivision off Old Woodbury Highway.

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:46 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Cannon

When
July 21, 10:45 PM CST to July 22, 1:45 AM CST
Where
Cannon County, Woodbury
Property damage
$1,000
Coordinates
35.809, -86.062 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5558136.