Weather Disasters

  • Vanderbilt University

    Tennessee flash floods are an example of climate change impacts to come

    The historic rain and flash flooding that swept central Tennessee on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, devastated the small city of Waverly, about 60 miles west of Nashville. A flash flood watch issued Friday quickly became a “flash flood emergency” Saturday. On Wednesday, Sept. 25, Humphreys County officials said 20 people died and… Read More

    Aug. 25, 2021