U.S. plagued by multiple deadly weather and climate disasters in August
U.S. plagued by multiple deadly weather and climate disasters in August
UPDATED: September 13, 2021.
Correction: The U.S. Significant Events map for August 2021 has been updated. The previous map mislabeled Tropical Storm Fred as a hurricane.
![A house and garage submerged in high flood waters in Waverly, Tennessee, after a complex of thunderstorms dropped more than a foot of rain across parts of central Tennessee on August 21, 2021. (Image credit: Tennessee Emergency Management Agency) A house and garage submerged in high flood waters in Waverly, Tennessee, after a complex of thunderstorms dropped more than a foot of rain across parts of central Tennessee on August 21, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/2021-09/Tennesse%20EMA%20flooding%203.jpeg?h=3b463e44&itok=HAbgjEjP)
A house and garage submerged in high flood waters in Waverly, Tennessee, after a complex of thunderstorms dropped more than a foot of rain across parts of central Tennessee on August 21, 2021. More than 20 people died in the flash floods. (Image credit: Tennessee Emergency Management Agency)