50
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$149K
Property damage
Flash Flood in Rutherford County, Tennessee: 50 recorded events between 1996 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #606 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Rutherford County, Tennessee: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Rutherford County is the 2000s, when 19 of the county's 50 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Rutherford County archive, flash flood makes up 6.6% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #606 for this hazard and #16 within Tennessee, putting it in the 80.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for flash flood in Rutherford County with 8 recorded events, while Oct is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2024 | ALLISONA | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 4, 2022 | LITTLE HOPE | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 27, 2021 | ROCKVALE | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 28, 2021 | ROCK SPGS | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 13, 2020 | LA VERGNE | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 13, 2020 | SMYRNA | 0 | $5K |
| Sep 13, 2020 | SANDHILL | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 1, 2020 | SANDHILL | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 6, 2020 | CONCORD | 0 | $5K |
| Feb 23, 2019 | OVERALL | 0 | $10K |
Other hazards here
More from Rutherford County
- Thunderstorm Wind 416
- Hail 194
- Tornado 46
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Moderate rainfall of 1 to 2 inches during the morning of April 27 was followed by heavy thunderstorms that produced an additional 2 to 4 inches of rainfall during the evening and into the early morning hours on April 28. The result was widespread flash flooding of roadways and some homes across Rutherford County. Two homes were flooded and evacuated on Old Nashville Highway at Jefferson Pike in LaVergne, and more homes were flooded and evacuated on Rocky Ford Road at Rocky Fork Almaville Road in Almaville. Roadways were also flooded requiring the evacuation of homes near the I-24 and Highway 840 interchange in Murfreesboro, including Hardwood Drive, Nandina Court, and Camborne Circle.
Media reports indicated extensive flooding affected roads and a few homes in the Kimbro Woods subdivision, partially due to poor drainage issues. Armstrong Valley Road between Veterans Parkway to south of Yeargan Road was also flooded and closed.
Considerable flooding affected the La Vergne area of northwest Rutherford County on Saturday afternoon April 27 after radar estimates indicated 2 to 3 inches of rain had fallen since midnight. Locations along Mill Creek saw the most substantial flooding, such as Deer Drive where one home was flooded. Other homes on Taylor Drive and Apple Drive had water approach but not flood them.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Rutherford County, Tennessee?
50 flash flood events are recorded in Rutherford County between 1996 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Rutherford County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Rutherford County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Rutherford County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flash Flood in Rutherford County, Tennessee.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/tennessee/rutherford-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.