EXPLAINER: How did Tennessee flooding downpour fall so fast?
1:33pm PDT - August 23rd, 2021 flash flood watch - IndependentA rural Tennessee community was pummeled with up to 17 inches (43 centimeters) of rain in less than 24 hours over the weekend, shattering the state record for one-day rainfall by more than 3 inches and leading to quick-rushing floods that killed at least 22 p…