Flood areas in East Knox Co. ??? (Memphis, Knoxville: living in, pay, county)

[hoosier07]

You know, there are plenty of rivers and creeks in the East Knox County area, which I personally think they're very nice, however, close to a creek / river.....higher risk of flood. Is knoxville or East Knoxville victim of constant flood ? I tried to google it but you have to pay $$$ to get a flood area map. This kind of information should be free....

[hiknapster]

I've only been here 18 months but did NOT see any flood issues.

[Jon F Moss]

the furthest east we went was downtown....sorry

[ML10950]

Copy and past the following link and it will bring you to the FEMA Flood Maps.

http://msc.fema.gov/webapp/wcs/store...0001&langId=-1


At the top right corner, add the require information to view the flood map for the area in question. The directions will tell you how to save and print the map if you want. It is a free service.

[sliverbox]

Historically, the east TN region has had a severe problem with flooding. Prior to the 1930's, periodic flooding would occur in Knoxville and the surrounding areas. Some of these were very damaging. In the 1930's, the TVA was formed for several primary functions: rural electrification, irrigation and flood control. Ever since then, flooding has not been a major problem.... BUT the area does get a lot of flash floods, especially in the summer when enormous thunderstorms can dump huge amounts of water in a short time period. My personal experience, of many was when I was coming back from work one evening in my truck. I cam around the corner of a creek and suddenly my truck was submerged up to the hood in water. 200,000 miles later, the engine light still comes on here and there due to something that got shorted out from that event.

Flooding isn't a super serious problem, but if it does rain hard, just be wary of creeks. When areas flood, they are usually closed down immediatly.

[JMT]

Originally Posted by hiknapster

I've only been here 18 months but did NOT see any flood issues.

Exactly. I've been living in Knoxville off and on since 1994, and I have never heard of flooding around here.

In Memphis, however, every heavy downpour brought with it flooding, particularly roads that dip below railroad overpasses. It was always aggravating to be sitting there watching TV but have the show interrupted with a "flood watch" with cameras focused on those low-lying roads.

I've never seen that happen here in Knoxville (knock on wood).

[mbmouse]

The only flooding areas I know of in North East TN is the lowlands of Greene County, which is South of Greeneville which is at the very base of the Smokie Mountains. I think it has more to do with mountain run off flooding out the little streams.