Flood, Knox
- When
- May 21, 6:16 PM EST to 6:18 PM EST
- Where
- Knox County, Knoxville
- Coordinates
- 35.993, -83.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Tennessee, May 21, 1998
TV meteorologist reported flooding in Duck Pond area of Fountain City. Storm spotters reported 10 inches of water on Merchent Drive near Red Lobster.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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 MRX wrote it up.
TV meteorologist reported flooding in Duck Pond area of Fountain City. Storm spotters reported 10 inches of water on Merchent Drive near Red Lobster. Broadway and Dutch Valley Road flooded. Water across I-275 near Baxter.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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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- Hail and Heavy Rain in Nebraska, May 21, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, May 21, 1998
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 21, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, May 21, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Utah, May 21, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 21, 1998
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 21, 1998
- Tornado in Missouri, May 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 21, 1998
More
Every storm in Tennessee in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, May 1998
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: 5644376.