Tennessee, 1998Flash Flooding in Tennessee, August 13 to 14, 1998
August 13 to 14, 1998 · NWS OHX · 2 events in 1 county or zone
2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $20,000
- 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.
Flash Flood, Lawrence
- When
- August 13, 8:00 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Lawrenceburg
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.217, -87.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lawrence county 911 center reported several roads blocked off in Lawrenceburg and in the northern part of the county due to high water. There were 2 accidents on U.S. Highway 64 west of town that was attributed to the flash flooding. One accident did result in one injury.
Flash Flood, Lawrence
- When
- August 14, 12:15 PM CST to 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, South Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.217, -87.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High water was reported over U.S. Highway 43 between Loretto and Leoma.
- 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.
- Wildfire in Oregon, August 13 to 18, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 13, 19983 injured · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 13, 1998$15,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 13, 1998$15,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, August 13, 1998$15,000 · 1 event
- Tornado and Waterspouts in Delaware, August 13, 1998F0 · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 13, 199850 kt wind · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, August 13, 1998$1,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, August 13, 1998$5,000 · 2 events
- Hail in North Dakota, August 13, 19981.75 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Florida, August 13, 199850 kt wind · 2 events
- Waterspout in Hawaii, August 13, 19981 event
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: 5666683, 5666684.