Flash Flooding and Flood in Tennessee, October 13 to 14, 2001

Name: Flash Flooding and Flood in Tennessee, October 13 to 14, 2001
Start: 2001-10-13T16:40
End: 2001-10-14T05:00
Location: Tennessee

October 13 to 14, 2001 · NWS OHX · 13 events in 7 counties and zones

12 flash flood, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 13

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

12 flash flood, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Wayne

When: October 13, 4:40 PM CST to 7:30 PM CST
Where: Wayne County, Clifton
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 35.240, -87.788 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trained spotter reported flooding along Eagle Creek and at the intersection of 114 and highway 64.

Flash Flood, Benton

When: October 13, 5:20 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Camden
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.070, -88.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trained spotter reported small streams out of their banks. Several roads were flooded in Camden and Big Sandy.

Flash Flood, Perry

When: October 13, 5:30 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where: Perry County, Chestnut Grove
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 35.643, -87.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

U.S. Highway 412 east was flooded.

Flash Flood, Humphreys

When: October 13, 6:30 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where: Humphreys County, 4 mi N of Waverly
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.041, -87.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Banks washed out along highway 13.

Flash Flood, Wayne

When: October 13, 6:45 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where: Wayne County, Clifton
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 35.240, -87.788 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A bridge was washed out on Jeeter Rd.

Flash Flood, Humphreys

When: October 13, 7:00 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
Where: Humphreys County, New Johnsonville
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.041, -87.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several secondary roads were washed out between New Johnsonville and Hustburg.

Flash Flood, Dickson

When: October 13, 7:05 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
Where: Dickson County, Tennessee City
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.149, -87.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Spotter reported Leconte Road was flooded.

Flash Flood, Perry

When: October 13, 7:20 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where: Perry County, Pine View
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 35.643, -87.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One foot of water was reported on Toms Creek Road in Pine View. A county road developed a large hole and flooded.

Flash Flood, Dickson

When: October 13, 7:30 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
Where: Dickson County, Sylvia
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.149, -87.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sycamore Road and Maceville Road was flooded.

Flash Flood, Hickman

When: October 13, 7:45 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
Where: Hickman County, 12 mi W of Centerville
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 35.803, -87.473 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flooding of many roads between Coble and Bucksnort.

Flash Flood, Humphreys

When: October 13, 7:45 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
Where: Humphreys County, Mc Ewen
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.041, -87.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two culverts were washed out on Bull Springs Road and Trace Creek Road.

Flood, Perry

When: October 13, 8:00 PM CST to October 14, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Perry forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.643, -87.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Buffalo River exceeded the 10 foot flood stage at 8PM CST on Saturday, October 13. Moderate flooding, which occurred when the river crested at 15.5 feet around 2 AM CST Sunday morning, October 14, resulted only in agricultural bottom land being flooded. The river went down below flood stage at 4 AM CST October 14.

Flash Flood, Giles

When: October 14, 1:00 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where: Giles County, Pulaski
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 35.202, -87.035 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

911 center reported flooding on Johnson Road in Pulaski.

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.
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

Every storm in Tennessee in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, October 2001

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5269278, 5269279, 5269280, 5269281, 5269282, 5269283, 5269284, 5269285, 5269286, 5269287, 5269288, 5269290, 5269289.