Flood in Obion County, Tennessee

Flood April 6, 2025 · Obion County, Tennessee

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Rives (36.3635, -89.0436).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1254688. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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