Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Lincoln
Event narrative (NOAA)
An 88 year old man driving in a pickup truck was washed away into the Elk River. The driver of the truck was attempting to ford through the Elk River as it was flowing over the highway as per Lincoln County EMA.
Other notable flood events in Tennessee
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.