Event narrative (NOAA)
Flooding on the Cocke County side from the massive flood wave on the Nolichucky River near Lowland. The Lowland river gauge was above its previous record crest for nearly 20 hours, cresting at 35.16 feet at 10:15 am EST on the 28th, 9 feet above its previous record. Damaging flooding occurred, but in mostly rural and agricultural areas. As the river swelled out of its banks in the area where it becomes the border between Greene and Cocke counties, it flooded Goodwater Road around midnight where an elderly couple were swept away in their vehicle trying to escape. All told, Cocke County estimates $24.3 million in total county damages, which are included in the entry for the Pigeon River record flooding.
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.