Tennessee, 1998Flash Flooding in Tennessee, December 12 to 13, 1998
December 12 to 13, 1998 · NWS OHX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
3 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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
- December 12, 2:25 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.217, -87.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Many roads were closed around the coutny due to high water.
Flash Flood, Fentress
- When
- December 12, 11:00 PM CST to December 13, 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Fentress County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.381, -84.932 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding of some rural roads around the county.
Flash Flood, Cumberland
- When
- December 12, 11:00 PM CST to December 13, 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Cumberland County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.950, -84.998 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Minor road flooding was reported by sheriff's department.
- 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.
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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: 5674782, 5674783, 5674784.