17 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 28, 9:00 PM CST, 4 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 900 PM CST WED NOV 28 2001 SURFACE FRONT CONTINUES ALONG A LINE FROM LONDON KENTUCKY TO JUST WEST OF TUPELO MISSISSIPPI. FRONT APPEARS TO HAVE MOVED LITTLE IN THE PAST 8 HOURS. UPPER LEVELS ARE GOING STRONG WITH ENHANCED CLOUD TOPS FROM JACKSON TENNESSEE SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS CONTINUE TO MOUNT OVER WESTERN TENNESSEE AND ARE BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO NORTHWESTERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE AS THE UPPER SYSTEM EDGES CLOSER. NEARLY ALL RAINFALL ACTIVITY HAS BEEN WEST OF THE FRONT IN THE COLD AIR. MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WORDING OF THE TIMING OF THE RAIN BUT LEFT POPS ALONE. TEMPS LOOK OK. WILL FRESHEN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH SHORTLY BUT MAKE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. .BNA...FLOOD WATCH THRU 10 PM THU EVE WESTERN HALF. JLM
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
17 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooding reported on roads throughout the county, and also with Highway 69 closed into Big Sandy for a period of time. One car had to be rescued on Highway 69.
Several roads were flooded across the county, especially along Highway 79.
Flooding along Highway 79 in the western part of the county. There was water over many roads in the county. One county road had to be closed.
Numerous roads were flooded across the county.
Minor flooding of roads were reported in the western part of the county.
One family had to be evacuated due to high water on Dancer Branch Rd. The Largent Hollow Road bridge was washed out, and 4 roads were closed.
A wooden bridge was washed out on Leatherwood Road. This was the only all wooden bridge left in the county. Also, 10 roads in the county were closed due to high water. Schools were closed due to flooding on many roads.
Sheriff's department reported that 20 roads were closed due to high water. Schools were closed and remained closed through Friday. Many gravel roads were washed out. A bridge on Pt. Mason Road has floated out of position. 15 culverts sustained damage. About 9 to 15 homes got flooded (some with basements).
Gray Branch Road was closed due to high water. One bridge was washed out. There were 20 roads closed in Humphreys county during this flash flood event.
Several roads in the county were flooded due to high water. 2 inches of water got into the Humane Society of Dickson.
Several roads were closed due to flooding. Flooding was also reported along low lying areas. Some homes had to be evacuated.
Several roads were flooded and closed, with some bridge ends washed out.
Sulphur Creek Road and Old Highway 46 were both closed due to flooding.
Several county roads were flooded.
OEM reported Whites Creek was over its banks and was affecting several backyards of residences. Also, Sevenmile Creek overflowed its banks and spilled into many backyards.
911 center reported high water on roads in the southern part of the county. 5 county roads were closed due to flooding.
Sheriff's office reported high water on many roads in the county. Fernvale Road in Fairview was closed due to high water. Also Clovercroft Road, Old Hillsboro Road, Del Rio Pike and an area of Wilson Pike was closed. One water rescue had to be made on Southall Road. A motorist had to be rescued from his vehicle due to the high water. Williamson county schools had to close early. The middle and high schools were closed at 1230 PM and the elementary schools at 130 PM. It was the first time schools were closed early because of flooding in nearly 30 years.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, November 2001
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: 5273361, 5273360, 5273364, 5273362, 5273363, 5272100, 5272101, 5272565, 5272098, 5272099, 5272094, 5272096, 5272097, 5272095, 5272566, 5272567, 5272568.