Flash Flood — Van Buren, Tennessee

2024-07-28 · near Phiferes, Van Buren, Tennessee

Event narrative

Flash flooding reported over several roads in southern Van Buren County. Roads included Old State Highway 111, Howard, Brockdell, and Fall Creek Road. Several pictures received from local emergency manager. Received a couple reports of rainfall over 5 inches in the vicinity, all of which occurred within a 2 hour time frame. Damages are unknown.

Wider weather episode

Summertime thunderstorms impacted Middle Tennessee on July 28, 2024. One of these typical summertime storms produced heavy rain in Macon County, causing flooding in the Lafayette area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1199632. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.