Flash Flood — Cannon, Tennessee

2023-05-18 · near Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee

Event narrative

Heavy rain in Woodbury caused flash flooding in areas in around Greenbrier Street and College Street. Several roads were flooded, and photos shared on Twitter showed a few homes surrounded by flood waters. Damages are not known.

Wider weather episode

A weak upper-level low moved over Middle Tennessee on May 18, 2023. This combined with plenty of moisture and diurnal heating allowed for scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. With shear values being weak, an organized and widespread severe weather threat did not happen although one thunderstorm in Rutherford County did become severe briefly. The most significant report with this event was flooding in Putnam County as a slow-moving thunderstorm produced five to seven inches of rain across Cookeville and Putnam.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1088215. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.