A strong low pressure system moved from northeast New Mexico to the Great Lakes during the period, providing strong southerly flow from the Gulf, and producing significant amounts of rainfall.
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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 episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.
A strong low pressure system moved from northeast New Mexico to the Great Lakes during the period, providing strong southerly flow from the Gulf, and producing significant amounts of rainfall.
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 Feb 23, 6:32 AM EST, 58 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Morristown TN
632 AM EST Sat Feb 23 2019
.AVIATION...
Widespread precipitation continues across the terminals this
morning with IFR/MVFR conditions. The warm front will continue to
lift northward throughout the day with rainfall coming to an end
at CHA late this morning. Further north at TYS and TRI, expect
showers will linger throughout much of the day. The low level jet
will increase throughout the TAF cycle leading to some wind shear
issues later this evening into the overnight hours. Additionally,
a few thunderstorms will be possible as the cold front moves in
from the west after 00z. MVFR conditions will feature throughout
the TAF cycle with some periods of IFR during the heavier
downpours.
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.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...Flood Watch through Sunday morning for Cherokee-Clay.
TN...Flood Watch through Sunday morning for Anderson-Bledsoe-Blount
Smoky Mountains-Bradley-Campbell-Claiborne-Cocke Smoky
Mountains-East Polk-Grainger-Hamblen-Hamilton-Hancock-
Hawkins-Jefferson-Johnson-Knox-Loudon-Marion-McMinn-Meigs-
Morgan-NW Blount-North Sevier-Northwest Carter-Northwest
Cocke-Northwest Greene-Northwest Monroe-Rhea-Roane-Scott TN-
Sequatchie-Sevier Smoky Mountains-Southeast Carter-
Southeast Greene-Southeast Monroe-Sullivan-Unicoi-Union-
Washington TN-West Polk.
High Wind Watch from this evening through Sunday morning for
Blount Smoky Mountains-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Sevier Smoky
Mountains-Southeast Greene-Southeast Monroe.
VA...Flood Watch through Sunday morning for Lee-Russell-Scott-
Washington-Wise.
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MAHazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Morristown TN 314 AM EST Sat Feb 23 2019 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-240815- Cherokee-Clay-Scott TN-Campbell-Claiborne-Hancock-Hawkins- Sullivan-Johnson-Morgan-Anderson-Union-Grainger-Hamblen- Northwest Cocke-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Northwest Greene- Southeast Greene-Washington TN-Unicoi-Northwest Carter- Southeast Carter-Roane-Loudon-Knox-Jefferson-NW Blount- Blount Smoky Mountains-North Sevier-Sevier Smoky Mountains- Sequatchie-Bledsoe-Rhea-Meigs-McMinn-Northwest Monroe- Southeast Monroe-Marion-Hamilton-Bradley-West Polk-East Polk-Lee- Wise-Scott-Russell-Washington- 314 AM EST Sat Feb 23 2019 /214 AM CST Sat Feb 23 2019/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Southwest North Carolina...East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Periods of moderate to heavy rainfall will traverse the region today. Given the already saturated ground and high stream flows, additional flooding is possible. Significant stream and river flooding, roadway flooding, mud slides, and main stem river flooding are expected. Potential life threatening flooding is possible. A line of strong to marginally severe storms will move into the region tonight. The main threat will be damaging wind gusts. Trees will be easily uprooted due to the saturated ground. Winds will increase in the higher elevations tonight into early Sunday as the cold front approaches from the west. Wind gusts of up to 60 mph will be possible in the high terrain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter reports will be needed for flooding through tonight and for possible damaging winds late tonight.
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 11 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:28 UTC.
22 flood, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Access to houses off of Cherokee Drive was cut off by flooding of Turkey Creek.
Several creeks out of their banks. Several roads covered in water. Cars stranded on Middlebrook Pike.
Cave Cove Road flooded. All told, there was about 3.5 million dollars in flooding damages to infrastructure and roads across Marion County for the overall event.
Panther Creek Campground, Shelter, and overlook are inaccessible due to flooded roadways.
Water over Pittman Center Road and Birds Creek Road.
Water rescue on flooded Middle Valley Road.
Flooding in the Neva community along Mill Creek Road.
Numerous roadways and structures were flooded. East Emory Road near Hallbrook Road near Halls Crossroads was closed. Flooding also reported on Northshore Drive near Ebenezer Road. South Peters Road was closed by flooding late in the evening, but a motorist still became submerged and, after being taken to a hospital, died shortly after midnight. All told, there was about 32.5 million dollars in damages across Knox County from this flooding event.
State Road 353 at Hall Road closed by flooding.
The flooding of numerous structures and roads was reported across the county. All told, Emergency Management estimated $10.5 million in total damages to property and infrastructure throughout the county for the overall event.
Intersection of Hwy 113 and Melinda Ferry Road flooded.
Carmel Village mobile home park flooded. Car submerged to hood. All told, there was about 324 thousand dollars in individual and public flood damages throughout the county for the overall event, but fortunately very little in the way of infrastructure and roads.
Low-lying areas of northern Dunlap were flooded. Relayed to media by fire department.
Multiple roads closed throughout the county. Evacuations in the northern part of the county. All told, there was about $850,000 in damages across Bledsoe County from this flooding event.
Flooding in the Poga, Elk Mill, and Little Milligan communities. Mudslide closed Hwy 321 at Watauga Point Road. All told, there was about 1.5 million dollars in flood damage across Carter County for the overall event.
Hwy 11E closed at Russellville Elementary School due to flooding. All told, Emergency Management estimated that individual and public flood damages for Hamblen County together combined for $1.23 million for the overall event.
Flooding at Little Valley Rd and Smith Hollow Rd. All told, there was about 700 thousand dollars in flood damages across Grainger County during the overall event.
Flooding at intersection of Tinker Road and Ogle Road.
Flooding of roads and structures occurred at various locations across the county.
Old Sevierville Road was flooded at Kingman Road as well as West Union Valley Road. All told, Emergency Management estimated $3.6 million dollars in damages throughout the county for the overall event.
Portion of Dairy Pond Road closed. All told, Emergency Management estimated about $600,000 in flood damages across Anderson County from the overall event.
Several homes along Hunter Road near Ooltewah took up to several feet of water. All told, Emergency Management estimated there was three million dollars in flood damages in Hamilton County for the overall event.
Over 250 homes affected. Several roads flooded.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flood, Knox | 2019-02-24 | 59 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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