Tennessee, 2000

Flash Flooding in Tennessee, April 2, 2000

April 2, 2000 · NWS OHX · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

6 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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.

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Event by event

6 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Franklin

When
April 2, 1:20 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Franklin County, Countywide
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.155, -86.092 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Water over many roads. Water was one foot deep at high school parking lot.

Flash Flood, Lawrence

When
April 2, 7:45 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County, Lawrenceburg
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.217, -87.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Water over U. S. Highway 43 south.

Flash Flood, Giles

When
April 2, 8:15 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Giles County, Countywide
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.202, -87.035 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several low water bridge crossings flooded from Elkton to Prospect to Aspen Hill to Tarplay.

Flash Flood, Lincoln

When
April 2, 8:20 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Fayetteville
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.141, -86.589 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several city streets flooded.

Flash Flood, Lincoln

When
April 2, 8:35 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 2 mi N of Fayetteville
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.141, -86.589 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

U.S. Highway 231 flooded and impassable.

Flash Flood, Lincoln

When
April 2, 8:45 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 11 mi W of Fayetteville
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.141, -86.589 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Highway 273 flooded half way between Fayetteville to Dellrose.

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5141883, 5141882, 5141515, 5141516, 5141517, 5141881.