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1 concurrent flood warnings — 3 counties affected
A severe flood outbreak affected Lawrence, Lewis, and Maury Counties in Tennessee on July 22, 2026, bringing water damage and mold risk to homes in the region. The outbreak lasted approximately six hours.
Overview written from official NOAA / National Weather Service data.
- Type
- Flood Outbreak
- Extent
- ≈ 2,339,097 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
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Interactive affected-area map
Lawrence County, TN; Lewis County, TN; Maury County, TN · ≈ 3,700 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-07-22 05:49 UTC · snapshot 4 of 4
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- News New Castle News
National Guard deploys as flash floods in West Virginia inundate homes and businesses
- News WV MetroNews
Cleanup in Lewis County will take time
- News InformNNY.com
National Guard is deployed as flash floods in West Virginia inundate homes and businesses
- News WCHS
Mudslide closes Interstate 79 near Weston, emergency officials say
Show 29 earlier updates
- FOX Weather News
Rare Flash Flood Emergency sparks catastrophic flooding across parts of West Virginia
- WCHS News
National Weather Service issues flash flood warnings for multiple West Virginia counties
- WV MetroNews News
Central West Virginia flood disaster: Dozens of rescues, damage in Buckhannon, Weston and beyond
- NWS OHX storm report Storm report
- NWS OHX storm report Storm report
- NWS OHX storm report Storm report
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- NWS Nashville TN Bulletin
- NWS Nashville TN Bulletin
- Maury County Source News
- WSAZ News
- WDTV 5 News
- NWS Nashville TN Bulletin
- WV News News
Lewis County Commission declares state of emergency due to severe flooding
- WBOY.com News
PHOTOS: Severe thunderstorms, flash flooding wreaks havoc on north central West Virginia
- NWS Nashville TN Bulletin
- WOWK 13 News News
- Rutherford Source News
- Williamson Source News
7/21/26: Moderate Flood Watch Issued, Clear Day With Highs Near 92, Possible Rain Tonight, Temp 89.8
- WataugaOnline.com News
Flood Watch including Watauga & Ashe through Wednesday July 22, 2026
- Patriot Publishing LLC News
- New River Valley News News
- Wilson County Source News
7/21/26: Moderate Flood Watch Issued; Overcast, High 94, Low 79, Rain Likely To…
- InformNNY.com News
- Maury County Source News
7/21/26: Moderate Flood Watch Issued; Clear Morning With High of 96, Tonight Overcast with Low of 85
- WSMV News
1 rescued after vehicle crashes off road, becomes ‘entangled’ in downed trees in Giles County
- WSMV News
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.
Warnings covered
Warnings this outbreak covered
This page tracks the outbreak as a whole; each entry below is one official warning thread with its own live status, map and update log.