Flood, Northwest Greene
- When
- April 28, 5:15 PM EST to April 29, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northwest Greene forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.175, -82.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Tennessee, April 28 to 29, 1997
Training of heavy rain resulted in widespread flooding throughout the county. Many roads were impassable.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 MRX wrote it up.
Training of heavy rain resulted in widespread flooding throughout the county. Many roads were impassable. Many creeks and streams were out of their banks.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Southeast Greene
- When
- April 28, 5:15 PM EST to April 29, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southeast Greene forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.175, -82.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornado in Florida, April 28, 1997
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 28, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Florida, April 28, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Florida, April 28, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Florida, April 28, 1997
- Tornado in Florida, April 28, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 28, 1997
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, April 28 to 29, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 28, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, April 28, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 28, 1997
More
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5594263, 5594264.