Flash Flood, Campbell
- When
- July 22, 2:00 AM EST to 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Campbell County, Elk Vly
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.483, -84.233
Water across several roads in Elk Valley. Highway 297 impassable.
Flash Flood in Tennessee, July 22, 2005
1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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 forecasters said that day
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 Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 21, 10:29 PM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 10:29 PM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1129 PM EDT THU JUL 21 2005 .DISCUSSION... MCS REALLY GETTING ITS ACT TOGETHER ACROSS ILLINOIS AND INDIANA. AFTER LOOKING AT THE LATEST MODEL RUNS...QUITE UNSTABLE AIRMASS WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE WILL AWAIT THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. LIFTED INDICES OF -4 TO -6 WITH K INDICES OF NEAR 40. CAPES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLATEAU WILL BE OVER 2000 J/KG...SO SEE NO REASON WHY COMPLEX WILL NOT MOVE INTO THE FORECAST AREA. I EXPECT STORMS TO MOVE INTO THE REGION BY 09-10Z. BOWING OF STORMS WITH POTENTIAL OF DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL BE MAIN CONCERN. WILL UP POPS FOR NORTHERN SECTIONS TO 50-60 PERCENT WITH 20-30 POPS SOUTH. HAVE ALSO INCREASED POPS FOR FRIDAY TO 60-70 PERCENT RANGE. WILL HAVE UPDATE OUT SOON. THANKS JKL AND BNA FOR COORDINATION. && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC......NONE. TN......NONE. VA......NONE. && DH
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 11:00 AM EST, 15 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1200 PM EDT THU JUL 21 2005 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005- 006-008-221000- ANDERSON-BLEDSOE-BLOUNT SMOKY MTN-BRADLEY-CAMPBELL-CHEROKEE- CLAIBORNE-CLAY-COCKE SMOKY MTN-EAST POLK-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-HAMILTON- HANCOCK-HAWKINS-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-KNOX-LEE-LOUDON-MARION-MCMINN- MEIGS-MORGAN-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST CARTER-NORTHWEST COCKE- NORTHWEST GREENE-NORTHWEST MONROE-NW BLOUNT-RHEA-ROANE-RUSSELL- SCOTT TN-SCOTT VA-SEQUATCHIE-SEVIER SMOKY MTN-SOUTHEAST CARTER- SOUTHEAST GREENE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-SULLIVAN-UNICOI-UNION- WASHINGTON TN-WASHINGTON VA-WEST POLK-WISE- 1200 PM EDT (1100 AM CDT) THU JUL 21 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE (REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT)... HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...WILL CAUSE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN A FEW STORMS. HOWEVER...NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND...AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RISE WELL INTO THE 90S AT MANY LOCATIONS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES AND HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL CREATE HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM AROUND 95 TO 105 DEGREES. THE HEAT INDEX...GIVEN IN DEGREES...IS AN ACCURATE MEASURE OF HOW HOT IT REALLY FEELS WHEN RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS ADDED TO THE ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURE. THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDICES SHOULD BE EXPERIENCED MAINLY SUNDAY...MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOONS. SUNSTROKE...HEAT CRAMPS AND HEAT EXHAUSTION WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE AND OR PHYSICAL OUTDOOR ACTIVITY. SOME HEAT WAVE SAFETY TIPS ARE... SLOW DOWN AND TRY TO SCHEDULE STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE COOLEST TIMES OF THE DAY. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER OR OTHER NON ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. DRESS FOR SUMMER AND AVOID GETTING TOO MUCH SUN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MRX. TG
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 8:27 PM EST, 5 hours 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 927 PM EDT THU JUL 21 2005 ...HOT AND MUGGY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK... .A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS OVER THE WEEKEND...CAUSING AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES TO RISE WELL INTO THE 90S AT MANY LOCATIONS. THESE HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE THE WARMEST SO FAR THIS SUMMER...BUT NOT UNUSUALLY HOT OR RECORD HIGHS FOR THE SEASON. THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL CREATE HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM 95 TO 105 DEGREES. THE HEAT INDEX...GIVEN IN DEGREES...IS AN ACCURATE MEASURE OF HOW HOT IT REALLY FEELS WHEN RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS ADDED TO THE ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURE. THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDICES SHOULD BE EXPERIENCED MAINLY SUNDAY...MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOONS. SUNSTROKE...HEAT CRAMPS AND HEAT EXHAUSTION WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE AND OR PHYSICAL OUTDOOR ACTIVITY. NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005- 006-008-221030- ANDERSON TN-BLEDSOE TN-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-BRADLEY TN- CAMPBELL TN-CHEROKEE NC-CLAIBORNE TN-CLAY NC- COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-EAST POLK TN-GRAINGER TN-HAMBLEN TN- HAMILTON TN-HANCOCK TN-HAWKINS TN-JEFFERSON TN-JOHNSON TN-KNOX TN- LEE VA-LOUDON TN-MARION TN-MCMINN TN-MEIGS TN-MORGAN TN- NORTH SEVIER TN-NORTHWEST CARTER TN-NORTHWEST COCKE TN- NORTHWEST GREENE TN-NORTHWEST MONROE TN-NW BLOUNT TN-RHEA TN- ROANE TN-RUSSELL VA-SCOTT VA-SCOTT TN-SEQUATCHIE TN- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-SOUTHEAST CARTER TN-SOUTHEAST GREENE TN- SOUTHEAST MONROE TN-SULLIVAN TN-UNICOI TN-UNION TN-WASHINGTON VA- WASHINGTON TN-WEST POLK TN-WISE VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABINGDON...ALCOA...ANDREWS...ATHENS... BENTON...BRISTOL TN...BRISTOL VA...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND... CLINTON...DANDRIDGE...DAYTON...DECATUR...DUCKTOWN...DUNLAP... ELIZABETHTON...ERWIN...GATE CITY...GATLINBURG...GREENEVILLE... HAYESVILLE...JASPER...JEFFERSON CITY...JOHNSON CITY...JONESVILLE... KINGSPORT...KINGSTON...KNOXVILLE...LA FOLLETTE...LEBANON... LENOIR CITY...LOUDON...MADISONVILLE...MARYVILLE...MAYNARDVILLE... MORRISTOWN...MOUNTAIN CITY...MURPHY...NEWPORT...NORTON...OAK RIDGE... ONEIDA...PIKEVILLE...ROCKWOOD...ROGERSVILLE...RUTLEDGE... SEVIERVILLE...SNEEDVILLE...SWEETWATER...WARTBURG AND WISE 927 PM EDT THU JUL 21 2005 ...HIGH HEAT INDICES ANTICIPATED THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK... HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE AS HIGH AS 95 TO 105 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOONS...MAINLY SUNDAY...MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ACTUAL HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT MAINLY IN THE MID 80S TO UPPER 90S EACH DAY. THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDICES SHOULD OCCUR OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE. SUNSTROKE...HEAT CRAMPS AND HEAT EXHAUSTION WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE AND OR PHYSICAL OUTDOOR ACTIVITY. SOME HEAT WAVE SAFETY TIPS ARE... SLOW DOWN AND TRY TO SCHEDULE STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE COOLEST TIMES OF THE DAY...SUCH AS THE MORNING AND LATE EVENING. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER OR OTHER NON ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. DRESS FOR SUMMER AND AVOID GETTING TOO MUCH SUN. SUNBURN MAKES THE JOB OF HEAT DISSIPATION THAT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT. SPEND MORE TIME IN AIR CONDITIONED PLACES. REMEMBER TO THINK ABOUT YOUR PETS AS WELL. MAKE SURE YOUR OUTSIDE PETS HAVE ACCESS TO SHADE AND PLENTY OF CLEAN WATER. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. DH
Local storm report, Jul 21, 10:30 PM EST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1130 PM EDT THU JUL 21 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1110 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E ENGLEWOOD 35.42N 84.45W
07/21/2005 MCMINN TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG OLD FEDERAL RD. 2 MILES EAST OF
ENGLEWOOD NEAR THE MCMINN/MONROE COUNTY LINE. REPORTED BY
DISPATCH. RELAYED BY SPOTTER.
&&
GRCThe radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:01 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Illinois, July 22 to 25, 2005
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 22, 2005
- Rip Current in New Jersey, July 22, 2005
- Heat in Nebraska, July 22 to 24, 2005
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, July 22, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 22, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 22, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New York, July 22, 2005
- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, July 22, 2005
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, July 22, 2005
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 22, 2005
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Vermont, July 22, 2005
More
Every storm in Tennessee in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, July 2005
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: 5465640.