Erwin is a town in and the county seat of Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,083 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnson City metropolitan area, which is a component of the "Tri-Cities" region. From Wikipedia
The catastrophic storm, the deadliest in the U.S. since Katrina, claimed over 220 lives, including workers trapped by rising waters at an inland plastics factory.