Tennessee, 2023

Wildfire in Tennessee, November 15, 2023

November 15, 2023 · NWS OHX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

With persistent dry conditions across Middle Tennessee which resulted in widespread drought, the stage was set for fire weather conditions. A brush fire near Crossville began late morning on November 15, 2023.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2.0 million
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 happened

The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.

With persistent dry conditions across Middle Tennessee which resulted in widespread drought, the stage was set for fire weather conditions. A brush fire near Crossville began late morning on November 15, 2023. The Renegade Mountain Fire burned approximately 200 to 250 acres and destroyed two homes before being contained late in the same afternoon.

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Event by event

1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, Cumberland

When
November 15, 10:50 AM CST to 4:17 PM CST
Where
Cumberland forecast zone
Property damage
$2.0 million
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
35.950, -84.998 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Very dry conditions combined with breezy conditions allowed for a brush fire near Crossville to quickly grow. The brush fire began late in the morning on Renegade Mountain, and two nearby homes became engulfed in flames. Approximately twenty people along Moytoy Road were evacuated as multiple structures were endangered. About an hour after the brush fire began, it jumped a fire break line and headed towards Godsey Knob, prompting another evacuation of residents in this area. The fire was finally contained late in the afternoon after burning approximately 200 to 250 acres. Two homes were lost in the fire. Damages are a rough estimate.

What these are

Wildfire
A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.

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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: 1140854.