Flood — Obion, Tennessee

2025-04-06 · near Rives, Obion, Tennessee

Event narrative

The entire community of Rives was flooded due to three levee breeches caused by heavy rainfall. Nearly 100 structures were affected.

Wider weather episode

Total rainfall amounts of 10-15 inches occurred across parts of east Arkansas, the Missouri Bootheel, West Tennessee, and extreme northwest Mississippi during the April 2- April 5 event. This resulted in widespread river flooding for several days following the event including major flooding on the Obion River and the North Fork Forked Deer River.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1254688. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.