Sequatchie County, TN Environment & Hazard Risk

• Cold waveRelatively Moderate$5.4M/yr expected annual loss, about 1.0 events a year
• LandslideRelatively Low$5,826/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• EarthquakeVery Low$271K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 311 years
• WildfireVery Low$44.2K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 299 years
• TornadoRelatively Low$992K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 6 years
• Winter weatherRelatively Low$45.7K/yr expected annual loss, about 5.5 events a year
• Strong windRelatively Low$361K/yr expected annual loss, about 4.9 events a year
• LightningRelatively Low$102K/yr expected annual loss, about 62 events a year
• DroughtVery Low$22.9K/yr expected annual loss, about 24 events a year
• HurricaneVery Low$7,560/yr expected annual loss, about once every 87 years
• Ice stormVery Low$19.6K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• Heat waveVery Low$37.3K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.5 events a year
• HailVery Low$27.8K/yr expected annual loss, about 3.5 events a year

Bars show the national percentile score (0 to 100) for each hazard. Dollar figures are expected annual losses to buildings, people and crops. Not rated here: avalanche, coastal flooding, riverine flooding, tsunami, volcanic activity.

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Homes with flood insurance

31 of 6,996 (0.4%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

211

Insured in high-risk zones

27 (13%)

Flood claims since 1978

20

Claims paid since 1978

$134K

• Thunderstorm Wind138
• Hail38
• Heavy Snow20
• Winter Storm16
• Flash Flood16
• Flood10 · 1 death
• Tornado8
• Ice Storm3
• Funnel Cloud3
• Heavy Rain2

• Flood04/28/2011

  Dunlap, Sequatchie County

  1 death, $10K damage

  What happened

  Law enforcement personnel reported thunderstorms produced flooding on Hwy 127 in Dunlap. A middle aged man, who was intoxicated, jumped into the high water, drowned and was later found 60 yards downstream.

• Cold/Wind Chill02/16/2015

  Sequatchie

  1 death

  What happened

  Emergency manager reported a 85 year old male died. It was hypothermia related.

• Flash Flood05/06/2003

  Countywide, Sequatchie County

  $5.6M damage

  What happened

  Widespread flooding, road closures, damage, evacuations.

• TornadoEF2, 7.59 mi path, 350 yd wide11/30/2016

  Cartwright, Sequatchie County

  2 injured

  What happened

  A tornado formed in far northern Marion County, about one half mile from the Sequatchie County border and quickly intensified to a strong EF-2 tornado with winds of 130 mph as it crossed into Sequatchie County. A double wide mobile home was completely destroyed and an adjacent church roof was heavily damaged. The tornado passed through a grove of trees snapping nearly all of them halfway up the trunk. The strong tornado passed through a farm and caused significant damage to a two story family home. This part of the tornado path was determined to be at the high end of the EF-2 rating. As the tornado continued along a northeasterly track, two additional homes were heavily damaged before moving along an unpopulated ridge. The tornado likely skipped along this ridge as it crossed Highway 127 and then crossed Highway 111. A mobile home roof was completely removed near the corner of Shell Road and Tri Mile Road along with numerous trees that were either uprooted or snapped. The damage track seemed to end near Snow Bird Lane and Raven Cliff Road. Rear flank downdraft damage was noted farther east along Lewis Chapel Road to about Laurelwood Trail. Major roof damage was seen along...

• Thunderstorm Wind60 kt wind07/22/2006

  Dunlap, Sequatchie County

  1 injured, $1,000 damage

  What happened

  High winds picked up a yard sale tent and a pole supporting the tent crashed through a truck window into the leg of the driver near Ewtonville Baptist Church on U.S. Highway 127.

• TornadoEF4, 7.86 mi path, 880 yd wide04/28/2011

  Daus, Sequatchie County

  $250K damage

  What happened

  New Harmony Tornado. A NWS storm survey reported an EF2 tornado initially developed near Dunlap. It tracked northeast across Sequatchie, Bledsoe and into Rhea County. It had a path length of 7.9 miles in Sequatchie county and a 1/2 mile path width. Numerous trees and powerlines were downed and a few homes suffered some damage. The tornado intensified to an EF4 in Bledsoe County. While in Sequatchie County...the tornado initially started on a more northerly track then turned to almost straight northeast at about 35.377N/85.380W.

• Dunlap Water SystemServes 9,782 · Surface water · Local governmentNo health violations+9 monitoring or reporting
• Cagle-Fredonia U.d.Serves 3,363 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations+5 monitoring or reporting
• Lone Oak Utility DistrictServes 644 · Purchased groundwater · PrivateNo health violations+3 monitoring or reporting